Cherry Winks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans
1/3 c. maraschino cherries, chopped
1 c. dates, chopped
cornflake crumbs

Preparation

Sift together first 4 ingredients and set aside.
Cream shortening and sugar, then add eggs, milk and vanilla.
Blend in flour mixture.
Add to this the dates, nuts and cherries.
Roll into balls and roll in cornflake crumbs.
Put on a greased cookie sheet and top each one with a 1/4 piece of cherry.
Bake at 350\u00b0 about 10 minutes.
Makes 5 dozen.