Ambrosia Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. uncooked oatmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1 c. chopped dates
1 c. golden raisins
1 c. coconut
1 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. orange extract
approximately 4 doz. candied cherry halves

Preparation

Cream butter.
Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time.
Combine flour, oats, baking powder, salt and soda.
Add to sugar mixture.
Add remaining ingredients, except candied cherries; stir well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Lightly press a cherry half into each cookie.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 14 to 16 minutes.
Cool on cookie sheets 10 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.