Santa'S Whiskers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
2 tsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
3/4 cup finely cut red and green candied cherries
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream together margarine and sugar; then blend in milk and vanilla.
Stir in flour, candied cherries and nuts.
Form into 8 inch long rolls, 8 inch in diameter.
Roll in coconut.
Wrap in wax paper and chill overnight.
Cut into 1/4 inch slices and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in 375\u00b0 oven for 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Yields 5 dozen.