Pina Colada Drops

Submitted by Joy1996

"Pretty on a holiday tray!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 36 drops

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon rum extract
• 1⁄4 cup candied pineapple or 1/4 cup glace pineapple
• 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
• 3 dozen maraschino cherries, halves

directions

1. Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Beat together the butter, margarine and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla.
3. Stir in candied pineapple and shredded coconut.
4. Shape dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap; chill several hours.
5. For each cookie, drop rounded teaspoon of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
6. Top each cookie with a maraschino cherry half.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.