Cream Cheese Drop Cookies

By martha-2

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut*
• pecan halves or halved candied cherries

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from southernfood.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add egg and milk; beat well. Stir in the flour and toasted coconut. Drop cookie batter from teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet then press a pecan half or cherry half into the top of each. Bake at 325° for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove cookies to a rack to cool.
Makes about 5 dozen cream cheese cookies.

*To toast coconut in the oven, spread coconut on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake at 325°, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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