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Mountain Cookies Recipe

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I've been making these deliciously different cookies for about 11 years. My kids especially like the creamy coconut filling. Whenever I take these cookies, people ask for the recipe. You'll be hard-pressed to eat just one! —Jeanne Adams, Richmond, Vermont

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Mountain Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

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

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just start to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For the filling, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla until smooth. Add pecans and coconut. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon into each cookie.
For topping, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter with water; stir until smooth. Stir in sugar. Drizzle over cookies. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 2 cookies equals 221 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 152 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Mountain Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 1997, p29

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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by kmalcomb

I have made these cookies for several years now and they are one of my favorites.

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2010 by ndwd

I have been making these cookies for over 10 years and everyone loves them. They are always requested every Christmas. I double the recipe. They freeze great and taste even better after they have been frozen and thawed

Reviewed on Mar. 07, 2010 by thekingsfive

These cookies were fantastic. We made them during the holidays and everyone loved them.

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2009 by mommaofthree

These were among our favorite cookie on our Holiday tray! Will be making more.