Ambrosia Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 c butter
• 1 c dark brown sugar
• 1 c sugar
• 2 eggs beaten
• 2 c plain flour
• 1 12 c uncooked oats
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 12 tsp soda
• 12 tsp salt
• 1 c chopped dates
• 1 c golden raisins
• 1 c flaked coconut
• 1 c chopped nuts
• 1 tsp grated orange rind
• 1 tsp grated lemon rind
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 12 tsp almond extract
• 12 tsp orange extract
• 4 doz candied cherries

Directions

1. Cream butter add sugar beat at medium speedAdd eggs one ata
2. time
3. Combine flour oats baking powder soda and salt Add flour mixture and all remaining ingredients to sugar mixture except
4. for
5. cherries
6. Spoon
7. rounded teaspoonfuls of batter
8. 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet
9. Press cherry half in top of each
10. Bake at 350 for 14 to 16 minutes on lightly greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes