#602 - Cherrywink Cookies

(by Aunt Betty [Herman] Arnold)

2 3/4 cups Kellogg's Corn Flakes
2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup softened Parkay margarine
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 TBSP milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup maraschino cherries (drained, dried on paper towels, then chopped into small pieces)
18 maraschino cherries (drained, dried on paper towels, and sliced into halves)

Measure corn flakes so you have 2 3/4 cups--place them in a Ziploc bag and crush them--set aside. In a small bowl add flour, baking powder and salt--stir and set aside. In a mixer add Parkay and white sugar--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add milk and vanilla--beat. Add flour mixture--beat well. Remove bowl from mixer and add dates and the 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries--stir with a wooden spoon. Shape dough into walnut sized balls and roll each ball in the crushed cornflakes--place finished ones on greased cookie sheets. Place a cherry half on the top center of each cookie ball. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets IMMEDIATELY.