Cherry Delight Cookies

Name: Cherry Delight Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 drops red food coloring (optional); 1 (4 ounce) bottle maraschino cherries, including juice; 1 cup shredded coconut; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup chopped dates; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups flour

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 drops red food coloring (optional)
1 (4 ounce) bottle maraschino cherries, including juice
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped dates
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour

Directions

1

Mix baking soda, salt and flour together. Set aside.
2

Cream together sugar and butter.
3

Beat in egg, vanilla and food coloring if using.
4

Stir in maraschino cherries (including juice), coconut, nuts, and dates.
5

Add dry ingredients.
6

Drop onto greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
7

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
8

Enjoy.
9

Note: Depending on how much juice is in the cherries you may need to add additional flour otherwise the cookies will flatten way out when baked.