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Chocolate Coconut Slices

“I search all year long for new recipes to try and give away to friends and family, and I make hundreds of cookies each year. These cookies taste just like a Mounds bar.” —Linda Kappelt, Linesville, Pennsylvania

36 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
FILLING:
1/3 cup cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light
and fluffy. Beat in the egg, chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour
and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
In another bowl, beat cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Stir in
coconut and nuts. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Shape dough into an 8-1/2-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Shape coconut
mixture into an 8-1/2-in. log; place on dough. Wrap dough around
filling, sealing the seam. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for
2-3 hours or until firm.
Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined

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Chocolate Coconut Slices (continued)

Directions (continued)

baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until set.
Remove to wire racks. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 91 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.