Cherry Cookies Recipe

Step 1

Stir together flour,salt and baking powder;set aside.In a large mixing bowl,beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Add eggs;beat well.Stir in milk and vanilla extract.

Step 2

Add flour mixture;thoroughly combine.Stir in nuts,dates and 1/3 cup chopped cherries.

Step 3

Portion dough using a level measuring tablespoon.Shape into balls.Roll in crushed corn flakes.

Step 4

Place about 2" apart on greased baking sheets.Top each cookie with a cherry quarter.

Step 5

Bake in a 375 degree oven about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.Remove immediately from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.

Things You'll Need

2 1/4c All-purpose flour
1/2t Salt
2t Baking powder
3/4c Butter or margarine,softened
1c Sugar
2 Eggs
2T Milk
1t Vanilla extract
1c Chopped nuts
1c Fine cut pitted dates
1/3c Chopped maraschino cherries
2 2/3c Crushed corn flakes
15 Maraschino cherries,quarter

About this Author

iChef.com - Recipes, food and cooking information.

New in Cookie Recipes

Additional Reading

Prune Lilac, Bridal Wreath Spi…
Zone 8 | Pruning
Continue To Plant Heat-toleran…
Zone 8 | Planting
Move Houseplants Outdoors Into…
Zone 8 | Caring
Planting The Patio Garden Vege…
Zone 5 | Planting
Set Up Straw Bale Garden With…
Zone 7 | Planting
Check Out the New Gardening Calendar

Create Your Own Calendar

How to Make Your Home Smell Good
Making your home smell good can by done by keeping it clean, leaving out a…
Homemade Bubble Bath Recipes
A homemade bubble bath recipe consists of a white bar of soap, chopped finely, a…
Cleaning Plastic From the Oven
...h-washing detergent and a sponge to clean plastic from an oven with help from a…
How to Clean Pewter
pewter in a bathroom can be cleaned with commercial cleaning products, but a mixture of…
Soil Mixing Demo: Stirring
Mixing soil uses organic matter to stir up a good amount of compost, manure and…