Coconut Cherry Drops

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cup flour
• ½ tsp. Baking powder
• ½ tsp. Salt
• ¼ cup butter
• ¼ cup shortening
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 egg
• ½ tsp. Vanilla extract
• ¼ cup chopped maraschino cherries
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• ½ cup chopped pecans

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Cream together butter, shortening and salt.
• Ass egg and vanilla.
• Beat well
• Blend in dry ingredients gradually and mix thoroughly
• Add cherries, coconut and pecans and mix well.
• Lightly grease baking sheets (not necessary if using non-stick sheets)
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets
• Flatten slightly.
• Top each cookie with a quarter maraschino cherry.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.

NOTE: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies (I always double or quadruple!)

Jean Graham