Butter-Nut Balls (M Stewart)

Yield:	36 Servings
Categories:	Christmas, Cookies, Celebrity

2		Sticks unsalted butter; at room temperature, (1 cup)
1/2	c	Sugar
2		Eggs; separated
1	ts	Grated lemon rind
2 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
2	tb	Milk
1	c	Walnuts; fine-chopped
12		Candied cherries; halved (to 15)