Christmas Cherry Winks Recipes

CHERRY WINKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Cream the shortening with the sugar. Blend in the eggs, milk and vanilla.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely before storing in airtight containers.

CHRISTMAS CHERRY WINKS

Steps:

• Cream first 2 ingredients then beat in egg.
• Mix vanilla, lemon peel and milk into the creamed mixture.
• Mix flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add to wet mix.
• Stir in the raisins and walnuts.
• Roll into balls then in crushed corn flakes.
• Put half a cherry on top of each cookie, pushing down a bit.
• Bake 10-15 minutes in 350 oven.

CHERRY WINKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*.
• Grease cookie sheets.
• In large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and eggs; beat well.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans, dates and 1/3 cup chopped cherries; mix well.
• Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for easier handling (about 1/2 hour).
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into cereal; thoroughly coat.
• Form into balls; place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Lightly press maraschino cherry piece into top of each ball.
• Bake at 375* for 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Yield: 5 dozen cookies.