Cherry Winks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. chopped dates
1 jar maraschino cherries, divided (1/3 c. chopped/rest quartered)
crushed corn flakes

Preparation

Blend dry ingredients; set aside.
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, then milk and vanilla; mix well.
Add pecans, dates and 1/3 cup chopped cherries.
Blend in dry ingredients, mixing well. Roll approximately 1 teaspoon dough into ball and coat with corn flakes by rolling.
Bake on greased cookie sheet, after topping each cookie with 1/4 cherry at 375\u00b0 for 15 minutes.