Old-Fashioned Fruitcake Cookies

Ingredients:
- 1 cup candied cherries, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup raisins or chopped dates
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt

Directions: