HONEY MACAROONIES

     1-½ cups oatmeal               ¾ cup packed brown sugar
     ½ cup coconut flakes           ½ cup butter
     ½ cup chopped walnuts          2 tbsp honey
     ½ cup flour                    36 candied cherries

Stir oatmeal, coconut, walnuts, and flour together in a mixing bowl. Mix the brown sugar, butter, and honey in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Pour over the oat mix and blend well.

For each cookie, press one level tablespoon of dough into a greased muffin pan. Top each cookie with a candied cherry. Bake at 350° until well-browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool ten minutes in pan and remove to rack. Makes 36.

Adapted from “Better Homes & Gardens Homemade Cookie Book” (1975). Discover more vintage recipes at the Padgett Sunday Supper Club (clubpadgett.com)!