Cookie Friday: Coconut Cream Rounds

Coconut Cream Rounds (via Taste of Home)

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 teaspoons Spice Islands® pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

Topping

• 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Spice Islands® pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make a 1/2-in.-deep indentation in the center of each ball.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and vanilla; stir in coconut and walnuts. Mound 1 teaspoonful onto each cookie.
• Drizzle with chocolate; let stand until set. Yield: 3 dozen.

All you get today is cookies! One of the recipes my Grandma Mary Kay always used to make.