Best Make Ahead Cherry Winks Recipes

CHERRY WINKS

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Make and share this Cherry Winks recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 5 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
1 cup chopped dates
1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherry, well drained
1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed corn flakes cereal
15 maraschino cherries, quartered,drained

Steps:

Heat oven to 375*.
Grease cookie sheets.
In large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and eggs; beat well.
Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans, dates and 1/3 cup chopped cherries; mix well.
Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for easier handling (about 1/2 hour).
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into cereal; thoroughly coat.
Form into balls; place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
Lightly press maraschino cherry piece into top of each ball.
Bake at 375* for 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
Yield: 5 dozen cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 973.4, Fat 49.4, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 85.5, Sodium 525.2, Carbohydrate 127, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 70.5, Protein 12

CHERRY WINKS

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Cookies are rolled in crushed corn flakes and topped with a quarter of a maraschino cherry.

Provided by Sally

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

¾ cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
⅓ cup maraschino cherries, chopped
2 ½ cups crushed cornflakes cereal
10 maraschino cherries, quartered

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
Cream the shortening with the sugar. Blend in the eggs, milk and vanilla.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chopped pecans, chopped dates and 1/3 cup maraschino cherries.
Shape teaspoonful sized chunks of dough into balls. Roll each ball in the crushed corn flakes. Place balls on the prepared baking sheets and top each cookie with 1/4 maraschino cherry.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely before storing in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.2 calories, Carbohydrate 21.6 g, Cholesterol 12.5 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 98.3 mg, Sugar 10.3 g