Cherry Jubilees

Description

Yields 8 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1½ cups butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream the butter; add the sugar gradually and mix well.
2. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well again.
3. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
4. Add this to the sugar/eggs and blend well.
5. Add the pecans, coconut and cherries.
6. Mix until blended well.
7. Drop teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 375°F for about 10 minutes.