Recipe - Cherry Nut Surprises

2 One half cup Allpurpose flour
1 tablespoon Dry milk
1 teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt
Three fourths cup Butter or margarine;
softened
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg; unbeaten
One fourth cup Dr Pepper
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half cup Maraschino cherries; finely
chopped, well drained
2 cup Flaked coconut
1 cup Almonds; blanched and
chopped

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 One half 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 brandnamerecipes by Ann_Bartholomew@dpsu.com on Feb 6, 1998