christmas cookies

Ingredients For christmas cookies

• 1

  8 oz pkg. dates (cut into chunks)
• 1 c

  water
• 1

  8 oz jar maraschino cherries--cut up
• 1 c

  shortening (butter)
• 3/4 c

  brown sugar
• 3/4 c

  white sugar
• 2

  eggs
• 1 1/2 c

  flour
• 1 tsp

  baking soda in 2 tsp of hot water
• 2 c

  oatmeal
• 2 pkg

  (small) chocolate chips (or 1 lrge pkg)
• 1 c

  chopped nuts
• 1 tsp

  vanilla