Makes 5 doz

Ingredients

• 2                jars(8 oz each) maraschino cherries
• 2-1/2         cups all-purpose flour
• 1                tsp baking powder
• 1/2             tsp baking soda
• 1/2             tsp salt
• 3/4             cup butter, room tempreture
• 1                 sugar
• 2                 large eggs
• 1                 tbsp milk
• 1                 tsp vanilla extract
• 1                 cup chopped walnuts
• 4                 cups cornflakes, coarsely crushed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 2 large cookie sheets.  Finely chop 1/2 cup cherries and set aside.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl, set aside.
3. Beat butter and sugar in a a large mixer bowl at medium high speed until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs, then milk and vanilla, until smooth.
5. With mixture at low speed, beat dry ingredients just until blended.
6. Stir in chopped cherries and nuts.
7. Divide dough into quarters and shape into disks.  Wrap and refregerate overnight.
8. Spread cornflakes on large plate.  Working with one disk at a time, divide dough and roll into 1-inch balls, then roll in cornflakes to coat.(Keep remaining rough refregerated.)
9. Place 2 inches apart on a prepared cookie sheets.
10. Cut 30 cherries in half.  Gently press a cheery half onto centre of each cookie.
11. Bake 12 – 14 minutes, until browned.
12. Transfer cookies to wire rach to cool.
13. Repeat process with remaing douch, cornflakes and cherry halves.