Cherry Cookies

1 1/3 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. almond extract
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
3 1/2 c. flour
1 c. marachino cherries chopped
1 1/2 c. coconut

Cream shortening & sugar, add eggs and almond. Add dry ingredients, mix well. Add coconut and cherries. You might need to add a little water. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min. Cookies should be just barely browning around edges.
I love these cookies... a couple of years ago, my visiting teacher (Kim Hyde) would bring cookies every time she came to visit. These were definitely a favorite (so was she:))!