Cherry Winks
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These are wonderful little cookies, tasty and showy, a great addition to any cookie tray and they freeze well!
INGREDIENTS
2-2/3 cups cornflakes
2-1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 cup chopped dates (optional)
1/2 cup finely chopped, drained marashino cherries
Additional marashino cherries for decorationCrush cornflakes to measure 1-1/3 cups. Set aside.
Cream together margarine and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add milk and vanilla.
Mix in baking powder, then flour, stir in nuts, dates, cherries or chocolate chips.
Roll into small balls, roll in cornflake crumbs to coat. Top each ball with a piece of cherry.
Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake until lightly brown at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.
These are a soft cookie.
LYNNE'S NOTE - I have never made these with the nuts or dates, although I have added some chocolate chips and those were excellent.