Fruit Drops I Recipes

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Reserve.
• Cream the softened butter and add the brown sugar and eggs. Beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and flour mixture. Mix well. Stir in the nuts, cherry halves and cut-up dates.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheets. If you wish, you may top each cookie with a nut half for decoration. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat cream cheese, butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add egg; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to cream cheese mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Stir in dates, chopped walnuts and cherries.
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets. Top each with a walnut half.
• Bake 9 to 11 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely.

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs.
• Stir in buttermilk or water.
• Blend dry ingredients, stir into egg mixture.
• Add fruit and nuts, stir into batter.
• Chill batter at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until almost no print remains when touched.
• Remove to rack to cool. Cool completely before storing in tins or sealed plastic bins, with wax paper between layers to prevent sticking.

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Cut butter into dry ingredients until crumbly.
• Beat eggs; add sugar and beat well.
• Stir into dry ingredients.
• Add lemon peel, nuts and currants; mix well. Optional Tip: To soften the currants, add them to @ 2 tablespoons lemon juice and a tablespoon of brandy- - bring to a boil (I use the microwave) and remove from heat, cover and let steep for 15 to 30 minutes, then drain and add to recipe.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly buttered cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
• Makes 6 1/2 dozen.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves, stir into the creamed mixture. Carefully fold in the raisins, fruit cocktail and nuts, try not to crush the fruit.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to12 minutes in the preheated oven.