Holiday Fruit Cookies

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup commercial sour cream
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup pecans (chopped)
• 3/4 cup candied cherries
• 3/4 cup dates (cut fine)
• Pecan halves

Directions

Cream shortening and sugar; add egg, sour cream and flavoring. Sift together flour, soda and salt and add. Add chopped pecans and fruit. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet and put a pecan half on each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA