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Coconut Cream Rounds Recipe

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With a yummy coconut topping, these cookies are a holiday hit, tea party favorite and potluck dinner "must." I've been using the recipe for more than 50 years.—Sylvia Thurston Davis, Auburn, New York

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Coconut Cream Rounds Recipe

Prep: 45 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

45 10 55

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make a 1/2-in.-deep indentation in the center of each ball.
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and vanilla; stir in coconut and walnuts. Mound 1 teaspoonful onto each cookie.
Drizzle with chocolate; let stand until set. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 140 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 112 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Coconut Cream Rounds in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2009, p115

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Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by nannyto15

Simple but delicious!!

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by scotchgranny

I'm going to try this for my son-in-law, who loves coconut. I may omit the flour in the filling & add cornstarch, if it needs it.

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by Luvdogztwo

This recipe has been in Taste of Home before. They were called mountain cookies and were my husband's favorite. I used to make them at Christmas time before he passed away.

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by Spinmom

I can't wait to try these cookies. It sounds just like a recipe my mother used to make that was lost when she passed away. It was one of my favorites.