Fruit Cookies #3

INGREDIENTS:

1 3/4 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1 c Light brown sugar; firmly
-packed
1 lg Egg
1/4 c Sour milk or buttermilk
1/4 lb Candied pineapple; chopped
1/4 lb Candied cherries; chopped
3/4 c Chopped; pitted dates
3/4 c Chopped nuts

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets with unsalted shortening. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Work butter in a bowl until creamy. Add sugar and beat until blended. Add egg and beat well. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and beat well after each addition. Stir in fruits and nuts. Drop slightly rounded teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire cake racks and cool. Makes 6-7 dozen cookies.

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