Cherry Winks

This recipe was passed down from Todd's Grandma R. (Mildred).

Cherry Winks

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup chopped dates

1/3 cup maraschino cherries

2 1/2 cups cornflakes

Directions

Combine butter and sugar and cream together well. Blend in eggs. Add milk plus vanilla.

Add dry ingredients and mix well. Add pecans and chopped dates. Mix well. Shape into balls using 1 tbsp dough for each cookie. Crush 2 1/2 cups cornflakes. Roll each ball of dough in flakes. Place on greased baking sheet. Top each cookie with 1/4 cherry.

Bake 10-12 minutes. Do not store until cold. Makes 5 dozen cookies