cream cheese cookies

Cream Cheese Cookies

·         1 cup butter

·         8 oz cream cheese, room temperature

·         1 cup granulated sugar

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         1 teaspoon vanilla

·         1 egg

·         2 cups all-purpose flour

·         1/2 cup toasted coconut*

·         pecan halves or halved candied cherries

Preparation:

Cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add egg; 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.