Cherry Wink Cookies Recipe
Cherry Wink Cookies – These sweet, rich, and delicious old-fashioned holiday cookies are filled with pecans, dates, and cherries, then rolled in a crunchy cornflakes coating. A must-have vintage cookie recipe for Christmas!
Servings: 12 Cookies
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
- ½ Cup + 1 Tablespoon All Purpose Flour / Plain Flour
- ¼ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅛ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
- 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, softened
- ¼ Cup Sugar
- 2.5 Tablespoons Milk
- ¼ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1.5 Tablespoons Chopped Cherries
- ¼ Cup Chopped Pecans
- ¼ Cup Chopped Dates
- 6 Candied Cherries
- ⅓ Cup Crushed Cornflakes
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl and keep it aside until use.
- Cream butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
- Add vanilla and milk to the creamed butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Add the flour mixture to the sugar butter mixture.
- Mix everything together until dough forms.
- Add chopped candied cherries, chopped pecans and chopped dates. Gently fold everything until well combined.
- The dough should be sticky. If you feel you are not able to shape it, chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Take a spoonful of cookie dough. Drop the dough into the crushed cornflakes and gently roll and shape it into a round ball.
- Arrange them on a lined baking sheet spacing 2 inches apart. Top them with halved cherry and gently press.
- Bake them in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes at 190 degrees C.
- Once cookies are set and lightly browned around edges, remove them from the oven and let them cool completely.
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Nutrition
Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 3mg
