Pistachio Winks

Name: Pistachio Winks
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 3 cups sugar; 4 eggs, beaten; 2 tablespoons molasses; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups pistachios, finely chopped; 4 cups flour, pack it down in the measuring cup when you measure it; 1/2 sugar, for later; 15 -30 maraschino cherries, cut into quarters (red or green)

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
3 cups sugar
4 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups pistachios, finely chopped
4 cups flour, pack it down in the measuring cup when you measure it
1/2 sugar, for later
15 -30 maraschino cherries, cut into quarters (red or green)

Directions

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["Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl. It'll take bout 90 seconds on high.", "Pour melted butter into a mixing bowl and add sugar. Mix well and let cool to room temperature.", "Mix in beaten eggs. Add the molasses and mix well.", "Add salt, baking soda and vanilla. Stir everything together and then mix in the finely chopped pistachios.", "Add the flour in 1 cup increments, mixing after each addition.", "Form the dough into 1\" balls with your fingers and place them on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with Pam (12 balls per cookie sheet).""