CHERRY TOP MUFFINS

Cherry top muffins 

2 eggs 

2 cups sugar 

6 tablespoons butter, softened 

2 cups all-purpose flour 

2 teaspoons baking powder 

½ teaspoon salt 

1 cup milk 

½ cup sweet dried cherries 

Maraschino cherries for garnish 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare muffin pans. 

In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar together, add butter and beat well. 

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, alternating with milk. Fold in the cherries, and stir to combine. Scoop batter into prepared muffin pans and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 

Allow to cool and place a sliced cherry on the top of each muffin.