#2300 - Cherry Cornflake Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup softened butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 TBSP milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup finely chopped dates
1/3 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
2 2/3 cups corn flakes cereal (crushed--crush after measuring)
15 maraschino cherries (each cherry cut into 4 pieces so you end up with 60 pieces)

In a bowl add flour, baking powder and salt--stir. In a mixer add butter and white sugar--beat. Add eggs, milk and vanilla--beat. Add flour mixture--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add chopped nuts, chopped dates and chopped cherries--stir. Shape dough into 1 TBSP sized balls. Put corn flakes into a bowl--roll each dough ball in the crushed corn flakes. Place dough balls on greased cookie sheets. Place one cherry piece in the center of each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.