Recipe: Valentine Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies

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