Valentine Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

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
    * 1/2 cup coconut
    * 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries -- drained

Glaze

    * 1/4 cup chocolate chips
    * 1 teaspoon oleo
    * 1/4 cup powdered sugar
    * 3 teaspoons water

Directions:

Mix sugar and oleo. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in flour. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

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 degree oven. Remove from cookie sheet and cool.

Mix filling and fill cookie center with 1/2 teaspoon of filling. In saucepan, melt chocolate chips and oleo. Mix in rest of ingredients and drizzle over cookies.