Cherrylisous Cream Cheese Cookies

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What You Need:

Cookies

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup oleo
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups flour

Filling

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup coconut
  • ½ cup chopped maraschino cherries -- drained

Glaze

  • ¼ cup chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon oleo
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 3 teaspoons water

How to Make It:

  1. Mix sugar and oleo. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in flour. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
  2. Shape dough into balls. Place 2" apart on cookie sheet. With thumb, make imprint in each cookie. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in a preheated 350° F oven. Remove from cookie sheet and cool.
  3. Mix filling and fill cookie center with ½ teaspoon of filling. In saucepan, melt chocolate chips and oleo. Mix in rest of ingredients and drizzle over cookies.