Cherry Winks

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherry, well drained
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed corn flakes cereal
• 15 maraschino cherries, quartered,drained

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375*.
• 2 grease cookie sheets.
• 3 in large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and eggs; beat well.
• 4 stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans, dates and 1/3 cup chopped cherries; mix well.
• 5 cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for easier handling (about 1/2 hour).
• 6 drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into cereal; thoroughly coat.
• 7 form into balls; place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• 8 lightly press maraschino cherry piece into top of each ball.
• 9 bake at 375* for 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 10 yield: 5 dozen cookies.