Cherry Winks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (I use 2 1/4 cups of self rising flour in place of the these first four ingrediants)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup margarine (1 1/2 sticks)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped dates
1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherry
2 dozen maraschino cherries, cherry. quartered

Preparation

sift the first 4 ingrediants (or simply use 2 1/4 cups self rising flour).
Cream butter and sugar.
add eggs, milk and vanilla.
add flour.
add nuts dates and chopped cherries.
mix well (batter will be stiff).
spoon cookies onto buttered cookie sheet by rounded teaspoons
top with quartered cherries.
bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes or light golden brown. makes about 4 dozen cookies.