Recipe#7434

Title: Cherry Winks

From: kitkat@axess.com (SWarnock) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking 
 Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 00:46:09 -0500 
 Message-ID: <19961110004609245788@jkowalski.axess.com> 

3/4 cup butter or margarine 
 1 cup granulated sugar 
 2 eggs 
 2 cups flour 
 1 tsp. baking powder 
 1/2 tsp. baking soda 
 1/2 tsp. salt 
 1 cupchopped pecans or walnuts 
 1 cup dates or raisins 
 3 cups corn flakes (orother cereal flakes) 
 15-30 maraschino cherries, halved or quartered, blotted dry
 DIRECTIONS: Cream butter and sugar together in bowl.  Beat in eggs.
 Stir in dry ingredients, nuts, and fruits.  Mix well.  Shape into small
 balls.  Crush cornflakes into crumbs.  Roll balls in crumbs.  Place in
 greased baking sheet.  Top with half or quarter cherry.  Bake in 350F
 oven for 10-12 minutes.  Makes 4-5 dozen.