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

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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.