Winky Wink

This is an older style cookie that originated in Africa then move to Europe. This cookie has dates, pecans, and maraschino cherries. The wrinkles are corn flakes, bourbon and the cardamom. I gave the taste testers this biscuit and they said it did resemble an eye and when I asked it they liked it the ayes have it. I hope you like it.

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon bourbon
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup maraschino cherries 1/2 chopped 1/2 in halves
2 cups corn flakes

Heat oven to 350.

In bowl 1 add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cardamom.

In bowl 2 cream sugar and butter until smooth.

Add vanilla and eggs and beat for 3 minutes.

Add bowl 1 into bowl 2 in three parts.

Add dates, pecans and chopped maraschino cherries and fold in.

Using a cookie scoop make 1 and 1/2 balls and roll in crushed corn flakes.

Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and top with a cherry 1/2.

Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Serve

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  1. AmericaOnCoffee's avatar Americaoncoffee says:

    Yummy looking!

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