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Gemma Joanne's Cherry Winks Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup melted butter (2 sticks)
1 cup white sugar
2 beaten eggs (just whip them up with a fork)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 small jar of maraschino cherries for garnish
3 tablespoons cherry juice (from the maraschino cherries)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups flour (not sifted)
approximately 2 cups corn flakes, crushed (measure before crushing)
Directions:
Directions:
1 - Preheat oven to 375.º, rack in the middle position.
Melt the butter and add the white sugar. Then add the eggs. Stir it all up with the vanilla, cherry juice, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add the chopped pecans and the flour, and mix well.
2 - Crush the corn flakes and put them in a small bowl. (I put them in a plastic bag, seal it, and then crush them with my fingers.)
3 - Roll doughballs with your hands about the size of unshelled walnuts. (If the dough is too sticky, chill it for a half hour or so and then try it again.) Roll the doughballs in the crushed corn flakes and place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Smush them down a bit so they won’t roll off.
4 - Cut the cherries into quarters and place one on the top of each cookie. Press the cherry down with the tip of your finger.
5 - Bake at 375.º F. for 10 to 12 minutes, or until nicely browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
Yield: 6 to 7 dozen, depending on cookie size.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Reprinted with permission from Joanne Fluke's "Fudge Cupcake Murder" - a Hannah Swensen mystery.

 

 

 

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