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Holiday Fruit Drops - 1999

1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 cup flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup sour cream 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup coarsely chopped dried apricots 1/2 cup chopped dates 1/2 cup chopped candied cherries 1/2 cup chopped candied pineapple 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/4 cup flour Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat in egg. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in separate bowl. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream to butter mixture. Combine nuts and fruit in another bowl. Add 1/4 cup flour and toss with fruit and nuts to coat well. Stir into dough. Drop by teaspoon into prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen Submitted by Dolina Lemay, Charlottetown, P.E.I.