Cherry Winks

Christmas Cookies Day 3!

Cherry Winks                                         B. Lowe Written on the type of paper that used to hang next to the phone in the kitchen.

2 ¼ cup flour

2 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

¾ cup margarine or butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup nuts chopped

1 cup finely pitted dates

1 cup maraschino chopped cherries

2 2/3 cups Kellogg’s corn flakes crushed

15 maraschino cherries cut into quarters

Stir flour, baking powder, salt, set aside.  Beat margarine, sugar, until light and fluffy.  Add eggs beat well.  Stir in milk & vanilla, add flour mixture and mix well.  Stir in nuts, dates, and cherries.  Shape into balls.  Roll in crushed corn flakes and put on greased baking sheets.  Top each with cherry quarter.  Bake at 350 10-14 minutes, until browned.  5 dozen.

These sound quite tasty as well...I don't know how to decide what to make this year!