Cherry Chip Cream Cheese Cookies

Photo: flickr user norwichnuts

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 pkg. Betty Crocker cherry chip cake mix

1/2 cup flaked coconut or ½ c. chopped nuts (if desired)

Preparation

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, and half of the cake mix (dry) until smooth. Stir in remaining cake mix and the coconut. Drop dough by teaspoonsful about 2 inches part on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.

Makes about 5 dozen.

If desired, glaze with a mixture of confectioners sugar and maraschino cherry juice.

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