Cherry Drop Cookies

• 1 pkg. Duncan Hines Cherry Supreme deluxe cake mix
• 1/2 c. cooking oil
• 2 tbsp. water
• 2 eggs
• few drops red food coloring, if desired
• 1 c. chopped nuts
• quartered maraschino cherries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend cake mix, oil, water, eggs and food coloring, if desired. Stir in nuts. Drop from a teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Top each cookie with a quarter of maraschino cherry.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for about 1 minute, then remove to rack to finish cooling.

Makes 4-5 dozen 2 1/2″ cookies.