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Cherry Winks Recipe

Golden round cookies coated in crushed cornflakes and each topped with a bright red maraschino cherry slice.
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cherry winks recipe

Cherry Winks

Golden round cookies coated in crushed cornflakes and each topped with a bright red maraschino cherry slice.
Recipe from Pillsbury

Cherry Winks Recipe

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Cornflakes give them crispness… Pecans and cherries add a flavor touch… Quick to prepare (mix them in 1 bowl)
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/4 cups sifted Pillsbury’s Best Enriched Flour*
  • 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar cream well
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Directions
 

  1. Bake at 375 degrees F. for about 10 to 12 minnutes. Makes about 5 dozen cookes.
  2. Sift together
  3. Combine
  4. Blend in 2 eggs
  5. Add 2 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla
  6. Blend in sifted dry ingredients, mix well
  7. Add
  8. Mix well
  9. Shape into balls using a level tablespoon of dough for each cookie.
  10. Crush 2 1/2 cups Kellog’s corn flakes. Roll each ball of dough into cornflakes.
  11. Place on greased baking sheet. Top each cookie with 1/4 maraschino cherry. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees F.) 10-12 minutes. Do not stack or store until cold.

* If you use PIllsbury Best Enriched Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder and salt, decrease soda to 1/4 teaspoon.

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