Cocoa Fruit Cookies

Ingredients

 * 2-3 cup butter
 * 1 cup Sugar
 * 2 cups flour
 * 1/4 cup cocoa
 * 1 scant teaspoon soda
 * 1 full teaspoon cinnamon
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 cup pecans chopped
 * 1 cup dates

Directions

 * 1) First cream butter
 * 2) Add Sugar
 * 3) Sift the flour, cocoa, soda and cinnamon
 * 4) To the butter and Sugar, add the well-beaten eggs and flour
 * 5) Then add dates and pecans
 * 6) Drop by spoonfuls into a well-greased biscuit pan and cook in moderate oven