Christmas Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dates, chopped
1/2 c. walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
cherry pieces for tops
1/2 c. cherries
1 c. sugar
1 c. sifted flour

Preparation

Combine dates, nuts and cherries; mix in sugar and vanilla. Add egg whites to fruit mixture alternately with flour.
(If mixture is dry, add a little cherry juice.) Drop on cookie sheet; top with cherries and bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes.