Grandmas 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.

MAKE AHEAD CHERRY WINKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine 2 cups of Make Ahead Cookie Mix with white sugar, egg, butter, and vanilla. Add nuts if desired. Stir in raisins and chopped maraschino cherries.
• Shape dough into balls. Press half of a Maraschino cherry into each cookie and bake 11-16 minutes.

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.

CHERRY WINKS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 deg F.
• Combine shortening and sugar, cream.
• Add eggs, milk, and vanilla extract.
• Sift together dry ingredients, and slowly blend in.
• Mix well.
• Add nuts, cherries or raisins and mix well.
• Shape into balls using a level teaspoon of dough for each cookie.
• Roll ball in crushed cornflakes.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Top with ½ cherry and press the cherry down a bit.
• Bake at 375 deg F for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.