Chocolate Chip Twinkle Cookies

From the mini cookbook A Chocolate Christmas.given to me by a dear friend. A nice assortment of ingredients for a cute tasty cookie.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 36
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1  egg yolk, beaten
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup flaked coconut
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
•  sugar (in which to roll cookies)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter.
3. Slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix.
4. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla.
5. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch and salt.
6. Slowly add flour mixture to the butter mixture, blend well.
7. Stir in the coconut and chocolate chips.
8. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
9. Slightly flatten with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
10. Bake for 10 minutes.
11. Let cool 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.