I made the Cherry Winks Cookie Recipe when I sold my first Christmas Tray’s (I sold 10 trays) back in 1987. But each time I made cookies trays, there were more people who wanted them. You see, since I love to bake, I would make trays for all the big holidays. I started at Christmas, then the following year I made trays for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas (and by time Christmas came that year I was selling 25 trays). I did this while I was working a full-time job too.
Cherry Winks Cookie Recipe
Cherry Winks
1 cup sugar
¾ cup shortening
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 ¼ cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained
1 ½ cups coarsely crushed cornflakes cereal
15 maraschino cherries, quartered
Heat over to 375F. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and eggs; beat well. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans and 1/3 chopped cherries; mix well. At this point you can refrigerate dough for easier handling for 1-2 hours. Drop by rounded teaspoonful’s into cereal; thoroughly coat. Form into balls; place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Lightly press maraschino cherry piece into top of each ball. Bake 375F. for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
5 dozen cookies
(Recipe is from Pillsbury Classic #75, page 80)
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