Cherry nut surprises

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ cup All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Dry milk
1 teaspoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Butter or margarine; softened
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg; unbeaten
¼ cup Dr Pepper
1 teaspoon Vanilla
½ cup Maraschino cherries; finely chopped, well drained
2 cups Flaked coconut
1 cup Almonds; blanched and chopped

Directions

On wax paper, sift together flour, dry milk, baking powder and salt. Cream butter and sugar, add egg and mix until light and fluffy. Mix in Dr Pepper and vanilla. Add flour mixture about ½ at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in cherries, coconut and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls about two inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350? for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheet to cooling rack immediately. For crisp cookies, do not store in tight container.

Yield: 6 dozen cookies

Posted to brand-name-recipes by Ann_Bartholomew@... on Feb 6, 1998

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