About a year before my Papa died, he instructed me to go through the house and take what I wanted. Inside the china cabinet was a small brown recipe box. Inside this box were some recipes that my Nana had made her family fat with! That Thanksgiving, my dad said something about a recipe for cherry wink cookies. I NEVER recalled Nana making these cookies, but he said she made them special for him. So low and behold, there is the recipe, cut off the corn flake box from who knows when. That Christmas I made my father these cookies...and every year since. I feel like I am giving him a little bit of his mother back every time I do it.
Her birthday would have been this Wednesday and even though it's been almost 18 years since we lost her- we sure do miss her!
Cherry Wink Cookies
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 tbsp. milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped pecans
1 cup dates chopped
1 c. maraschino cherries, drained & chopped
red food coloring
Corn Flakes- crushed
1. Cream shortening and sugar.
2. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Beat well. Add drops of red food coloring
to get to desired color
3. Mix the dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture.
4. Stir in the pecans,dates and the maraschino cherries.
5. Drop by tablespoonful into corn flake crumbs. Toss lightly to coat; form into
balls, flatten a bit, and place a quarter of a cherry on top of each
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 13 minutes. Watch them!!
7. Allow to cool on sheet before moving to rack.
Why do you always say 'watch them' when giving a cookie recipe??? I went about 13 minutes on these today so just watch them!!
I also sent a couple of these cookies with Dave in the first care package I gave him right after we started dating... figured it couldn't hurt to tease him with my cooking!!
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