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There is nothing more comforting than an old, worn and stained recipe card. You can truly feel the baked love through the faded handwriting of mothers long ago. 

Recipes

Cherry Winks


These perky little cookies with a cherry that winks from atop each one have been popular since the 1950’s.

  • 1 C. sugar
  • ¾ C. shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 ¼ C. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 C. chopped pecans
  • 1 C. chopped dates
  • 1/3 C. maraschino cherries, drained & chopped
  • 2 ½ C. coarsely crushed cornflakes
  • 15 maraschino cherries, quartered

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. In a large bowl, combine first 3 ingredients, blending well. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans, dates, and cherries. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls into crushed cornflakes. Form into 1” balls and place on cookie sheets, 2” apart. Top each with a ¼ maraschino cherry. Bake 10-15 minutes until light golden brown.

Makes 5 dozen cookies.

 

The Sweetie-licious' staff is thrilled to share some of their treasured family recipes with all of you. So friends, here is to making our lives meaningful, our homes happy and our palates joyous!

Eat pie, Love life, Linda

 

 

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