Grandma Drops
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
48 cookies
- Serves:
- 48
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
directions
- Cut 24 candied cherries in half for the garnish, set aside.
- Chop remaining cherries into medium pieces.
- In a medium bowl, mix pecans, dates, oats, raisins, chopped cherries and citron, and toss well to combine, then set aside.
- In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves,nutmeg and salt and set aside.
- Using electric mixer, cream butter.
- Add the sugar and beat until nice and fluffy.
- Add egg and beat well, then beat in sour cream.
- Gradually beat in the flour mixture, stirring well to combine.
- Stir in the fruit and nut mixture, making sure it is thoroughly combined.
- Cover and refridgerate at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease 2 cookie sheets and drop by teaspoonsful 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Garnish each cookie with reserved cherry half.
- Bake 8-10 minutes (do not brown).
- Cool on wire racks and store in tightly covered container between sheets of waxed paper.
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