Bachelor Buttons Cookies

Yield:
5 dozen

Ingredients:

  1. 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  2. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  3. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  4. 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
  5. 1 cup granulated sugar
  6. 2 eggs
  7. 2 tablespoons milk
  8. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  9. 1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
  10. 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
  11. 30 Maraschino cherries, drained and cut in half
Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and mix together. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture. Mix well.

Stir in coconut and nuts (if using).

Place tablespoons of rounded dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Top each cookie with half a cherry.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown.


TDS 3