English Walnut Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cups unsifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 pkg. walnut pieces
1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Preparation

Cream margarine and sugar.
Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth.
Blend in flour, soda, and salt.
Add walnuts and cherries.
Form into a roll 2
1/2 inches wide.
Wrap in wax paper;
chill several hours.
Cut into thin slices, about 1/8 inch thick.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 8-10 minutes until browned.