connie's cherry wink cookies
Cherry Winks have been in my family for over fifty years. We bake them for all "important" occations. They look pretty and taste great. I'm not sure where the recipe orginated but I remember one of my friend's grandmother making them eons ago.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
a batch of cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup soft butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped nuts - pecans or walnuts
- 1 cup finely cut pitted dates
- 1/3 cup finely cut maraschino cherries
- 2 1/2 cups corn flakes
How To Make connie's cherry wink cookies
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Step 1Cut 12 maraschino cherries in quarters.
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Step 2Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, blend sugar & butter.
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Step 4Add eggs to sugar and butter mixture. Blend eggs into mixture.
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Step 5Stir in milk and vanilla.
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Step 6Add dry ingredients to sugar & butter mixture.
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Step 7Add nuts, dates and cherries to mixture.
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Step 8Crush cornflakes into fine crumbs in a separate bowl.
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Step 9Shape dough into one tablespoon balls.
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Step 10Roll dough balls into finely crushed cornflakes.
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Step 11Place cookie balls onto a greased cookie sheet.
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Step 12Top each cookie ball with 1/4 of a cherry.
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Step 13Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.
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