CHERRY POMPOMS COOKIES

1 cup Pillsbury's Best Flour (Regular, Instant Blending or Self-Rising*)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cooking oil
 3 tablespoons cherry-flavored gelatin
1 (4-serving) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup chopped Diamond Walnuts
3/4 cup grated coconut
1 teaspoon water
2 cups flaked coconut

Oven 350 degrees                           About 42 cookies
Combine flour and baking powder. In large mixing bowl, combine oil, gelatin, pudding mix and egg yolks; blend well. Add dry ingredients, milk and almond extract; blend well. Stir in walnuts and grated coconut. Shape into balls, using a rounded teaspoonful for each. Slightly beat egg whites with water. Roll balls in egg whites, then in flaked coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, pressing down to slightly flatten. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until delicately browned.
*For use with Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder.

 While I normally do not change anything in these old recipes I did add cookies to the title of this one. That is in an attempt to keep porn from popping up. When I started posting this recipe, it seems the word cherry indicated porn. What a sick society we live in!