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flour baking soda baking powder salt shortening sugar eggs milk vanilla pecans dates maraschino cherries
Viewed: 114 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. shortening
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. chopped pecans
- 1 c. chopped dates
- 1/3 c. chopped maraschino cherries
Method
- Add first four ingredients together.
- Combine shortening and sugar, cream well.
- Blend in eggs.
- Add milk and vanilla.
- Blend in dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add pecans, dates and cherries, mix well.
- Shape into balls using a level tablespoonful of dough for each cookie.
- You can roll in crushed cornflakes if you want to. Place on greased baking sheet.
- Top each cookie with 1/4 cherry. Bake in 375° oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
