Grandma Drops

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup fine chopped dates
• 3/4 cup uncooked oats
• 1/2 cup dark raisin
• 1 cup candied cherry, divided
• 1/2 cup finely chopped candied citron peel

Recipe

• 1 cut 24 candied cherries in half for the garnish, set aside.
• 2 chop remaining cherries into medium pieces.
• 3 in a medium bowl, mix pecans, dates, oats, raisins, chopped cherries and citron, and toss well to combine, then set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves,nutmeg and salt and set aside.
• 5 using electric mixer, cream butter.
• 6 add the sugar and beat until nice and fluffy.
• 7 add egg and beat well, then beat in sour cream.
• 8 gradually beat in the flour mixture, stirring well to combine.
• 9 stir in the fruit and nut mixture, making sure it is thoroughly combined.
• 10 cover and refridgerate at least 1 hour.
• 11 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 12 grease 2 cookie sheets and drop by teaspoonsful 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
• 13 garnish each cookie with reserved cherry half.
• 14 bake 8-10 minutes (do not brown).
• 15 cool on wire racks and store in tightly covered container between sheets of waxed paper.