Santa's Whiskers
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 115. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup finely chopped candied red or green cherries
- 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup coconut
Instructions
- Beat margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add about half the flour, the sugar, milk, and vanilla. Beat till thoroughly combined. Stir in remaining flour.
- Stir in cherries and pecans. Shape into two 8-inch rolls. Roll in coconut. Wrap in waxed paper; chill 2 to 24 hours. Cut into 1/4-inch slices. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375° oven 10 to 12 minutes or till edges are golden.
- Cool cookies on a wire rack.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Santa's Whiskers" by Rochelle Hartman; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34756977@N00/320140473. Cropped/resized.
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