Pecan-Topped Sugar Cookies
Country Woman Christmas
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This recipe dresses up refrigerated cookie dough with cream cheese and coconut. Folks love the almond flavor.
SERVINGS: 21
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 can (8 ounces) almond paste
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup flaked coconut
- 1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 cup pecan halves
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, beat almond paste and cream cheese. Add coconut; mix well. Cut cookie dough into 1/2-in. slices; divide each slice into four portions.
Roll into balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Shape 1/2 teaspoonfuls of almond mixture into balls; place one on each ball of dough. Lightly press pecans into tops.
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.