Shelly's Recipe

CREAM CHEESE COCONUT COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1/4 tsp coconut extract
1 (18.5 oz) pkg yellow cake mix
Optional: 1/2 cup coconut
1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Stir in the egg and extract. Add cake mix, and stir until well blended. Roll into 1 inch balls and coat in the confectioners sugar. Place 1 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. ( I used parchment paper). Bake for 10 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven. After a few minutes remove from baking sheets to cool.

VARIATIONS: I substituted a buttercream chocolate cake mix and a strawberry cake mix for the yellow cake mix and they were wonderful!