Shelly's Recipe

CREAM CHEESE DROP COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 cup butter
2 (3 oz ) pkg cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
2 cups flour
1/2 cup toasted coconut*
Pecan halves or halved candied cherries

Cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add egg and milk; beat well. Stir in the flour and toasted coconut. Drop cookie batter from tsp onto ungreased baking sheet then press a pecan half or cherry half into the top of . Bake at 325 for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove cookies to a rack to cool.Makes about 5 dozen cream cheese cookies.

NOTE: To toast coconut in the oven, spread coconut on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake at 325, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes.