Holiday Fruit Cookies
["1 c. soft butter", "2 c. brown sugar", "2 eggs", "1/2 c. buttermilk", "3 1/2 c. flour", "1 tsp. baking soda", "1/2 tsp. salt", "1 tsp. vanilla", "1 c. walnuts", "1 1/2 c. chopped dates or ground raisins", "1 1/2 c. candied cherries"]
["Cream butter and sugar.", "Add eggs.", "Mix in the rest of ingredients.", "Add fruit last."]
["butter", "brown sugar", "eggs", "buttermilk", "flour", "baking soda", "salt", "vanilla", "walnuts", "dates", "candied cherries"]