Cherry Cookies

Name: Cherry Cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3/4 cups butter or margarine,softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup nuts chopped; 1 cup dates pitted, fine cut; 13 cup maraschino cherries chopped; 223 cups corn flakes crushed; 15 each maraschino cherries quartered

13 ingredients

25 steps

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cups butter or margarine,softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup nuts chopped
1 cup dates pitted, fine cut
13 cup maraschino cherries chopped
223 cups corn flakes crushed
15 each maraschino cherries quartered

Directions

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Stir together flour, salt and baking powder;set aside.
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In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs;beat well.
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Stir in milk and vanilla extract.
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Add flour mixture;thoroughly combine.
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Stir in nuts, dates and 13 cup chopped cherries.
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Portion dough using a level measuring tablespoon.
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Shape into balls.
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Roll in crushed corn flakes.
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Place about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
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Top each cookie with a cherry quarter.
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Bake in a 375F (190C) oven about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Remove immediately from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
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A www.
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com visitor said: I am now 63 years of age.
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I first had this cookies when I was 12 years old.
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A friend of mine invited me to her house and her mother was baking them and gave us one.
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Not until I was 23 years old did I find the recipe.
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They were called cherry winks at that time.
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Now they are called cherry cookies.
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I can't waite until I bake them and gift wrap them for Xmas to hand them out to my family and friends.
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Thank you so much for the receipe.
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My family and I will enjoy them for this Xmas and other days for the coming years.
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They are so wonderful.