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Valentine Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies
Cookies: 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup margarine 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups flour
Filling: 1 cup powdered sugar 2 teaspoons flour 3 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup coconut 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained
Glaze: 1/4 cup chocolate chips 1 teaspoon margarine 1/4 cup powdered sugar 3 teaspoons water
Mix sugar and oleo. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in flour. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
Shape dough into balls. Place 2-inches 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 together filling ingredients and fill cookie centers with 1/2 teaspoon of filling each.
For glaze, in saucepan, melt chocolate chips and margarine. Mix in rest of ingredients and drizzle over cookies.
Makes 4 1/2 dozen
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