Ingredients

• 185 g - butter
• 125 g - dates
• 60 g - glace cherries
• 60 g - walnut pieces
• 1.5 cups - self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• 2 - eggs
• 1 tsp - vanilla
• 1/2 tsp - bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tbsp - milk
• Cornflakes - as needed

How to Make Crunchy Drops

• Cream together butter, vanilla and sugar until white and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift flour and soda together. Add one-third of flour to creamed mixture and fold in.
• Add 1 tbsp of milk. Add another third of the flour and rest of milk. Then, add rest of flour. Mix well.
• Stir in chopped walnuts, chopped dates and chopped cherries.
• Drop teaspoonful of dough onto the cornflakes and toss lightly.
• Place on greased oven trays.
• Allow room for spreading.
• Bake in moderate oven for 15 minutes or until light golden brown.