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Very rich and buttery. These cookies do not freeze well.
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen.
Dough:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 to 2-1/2 cups flour
Cream butter, and add sugar, salt, and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in flour. Shape by teaspoonfuls into balls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press a hole in the center of each cookie with your thumb or fingertip. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes, until firm and light brown. Prepare filling and frosting as cookies bake. Fill while warm; spread with cooled frosting.
Filling:
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 cup coconut
Combine first 4 ingredients and cream well. Stir in nuts and coconut.
Frosting:
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Melt chocolate chips, butter, and water over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth.
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