Cherry Winks Cookies Recipe with Paradise Candied Cherry

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/3 cup chopped red and green candied cherries
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed corn flakes cereal
• 16 Red Candied cherries, sliced in half
• 16 Green Candied cherries, sliced in half