Valentine Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies
Ingredients for Cookies:
* 1 cup powdered sugar
* 1 cup butter or margarine
* 1 egg
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 2 cups flour
Ingredients For Filling
* 1 cup powdered sugar
* 2 teaspoons flour
* 3 ounces cream cheese
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/2 cup coconut
* 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries — drained
Ingredients For Glaze
* 1/4 cup chocolate chips
* 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
* 1/4 cup powdered sugar
* 3 teaspoons water
Directions for Valentines Cookies:
Mix sugar and butter. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in flour. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
Shape dough into balls. Place 2″ apart on cookie sheet. With thumb, make imprint in each cookie. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. Remove from cookie sheet and cool.
Mix filling and fill cookie center with 1/2 teaspoon of filling. In saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter. Mix in rest of ingredients and drizzle over cookies.