Name: Cherry Winks
Yield: 30
Ingredients: Shortening - ¾ cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; Milk - 2 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Sifted all-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Chopped pecans - 1 cup; Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 cup; Maraschino cherries, chopped - ⅓ cup; Crushed cornflakes cereal - 2 ½ cups; Maraschino cherries, quartered - 10

Ingredients for - Cherry Winks

1. Shortening ¾ cup

2. White sugar 1 cup

3. Eggs 2

4. Milk 2 tablespoons

5. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

6. Sifted all-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups

7. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

8. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

9. Salt ½ teaspoon

10. Chopped pecans 1 cup

11. Dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup

12. Maraschino cherries, chopped ⅓ cup

13. Crushed cornflakes cereal 2 ½ cups

14. Maraschino cherries, quartered 10

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Winks

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.

2 . Stage

Cream the shortening with the sugar. Blend in the eggs, milk and vanilla.

3 . Stage

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chopped pecans, chopped dates and 1/3 cup maraschino cherries.

4 . Stage

Shape teaspoonful sized chunks of dough into balls. Roll each ball in the crushed corn flakes. Place balls on the prepared baking sheets and top each cookie with 1/4 maraschino cherry.

5 . Stage

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely before storing in airtight containers.