Pina Colada Drops

Pretty on a holiday tray!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• 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.