1990 Christmas Collection · Mother’s Cookbook
Cherrywink Cookies
Contributed by Louise Ondra.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 pound softened butter
- Egg white, for dipping
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup ground walnuts
- 1 jar maraschino cherries
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix sugar, egg yolks, softened butter and flour until combined; roll into walnut-sized balls.
- Dip balls in beaten egg white and roll in ground walnuts.
- Bake about 8 minutes, then remove and make thumbprint in each.
- Continue baking until done; fill each thumbprint with a cherry.
Kitchen Notes
The original does not specify the second baking duration.
Archived historical recipe; not newly kitchen-tested.
Original Source
Submitted by Louise Ondra, Old Fashioned Christmas Recipes, Timesaver Shopping Guide, December 11, 1990, page 23. From Mother’s cookbook collection.