Cherry winks cookies

Cherry winks cookies

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Ingredients/Components

  • sugar - 1 c
  • eggs - 2 item
  • vanilla - 1 tsp
  • milk - 2 Tbsp
  • salt - 1/2 tsp
  • flour
  • soda - 1/2 tsp
  • chopped dates - 1 c
  • baking powder - 1 tsp
  • shortening - 3/4 c
  • chopped maraschino cherries - 1/3 c
  • corn flakes
  • cherries - 1 item
  • chopped pecans, finely chopped - 1 c

How to make cherry winks cookies:

Sift together the first 4 ingredients. Combine and cream well the shortening and sugar. Add and beat well the eggs, milk and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix well and add pecans, dates and 1/3 cup chopped cherries.

Mix well and shape into balls, using level tablespoonful of dough for each cookie. Crush corn flakes and roll each ball of dough in corn flakes on greased baking sheet. Top each cookie with 1/4 cherry. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes.

This is a Canadian recipe. It won $5000 in baking contest in 1952. These are good, I made about 12 dozen at Christmas.


Recipe categories: Desserts, Drop cookies, Cookie and brownie.

Rating:
Cherry winks cookies
3.8
Average rating: 3.8 of 5, total votes: 4
Cook. Time: PT50M
Total Time: PT50M


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