Coconut Pompons - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine or butter
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour (do not sift)
1/4 tsp. salt
shredded coconut
walnut or pecan pieces
candied cherries, halved

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Cream butter or margarine, sugar and vanilla, then add flour and salt.
(Can be refrigerated for easier handling.)
Shape dough around piece of nut or half a cherry to form 1-inch balls.
Roll in shredded coconut.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 18 minutes.