Mountain Cookies

Submitted by Mom2Rose

"Source: Taste of Home"

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 48 cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• COOKIE DOUGH

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• FILLING

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut

• TOPPING

• 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
2. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
3. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
4. Make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie.
5. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.
6. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
7. For the filling, in a large mixing beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla.
8. Add pecans and coconut; mix well.
9. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon into each cookie.
10. For topping, heat chocolate chips, butter and water in a small saucepan until melted.
11. Stir in sugar.
12. Drizzle over cookies.

Reviews

[Chef SuzyQ]

I'm so glad you posted this fantastic recipe here, I thought I'd lost it! I've made these for years and can vouch that these are literally TEN star cookies. They're also beautiful on a Christmas plate, just gorgeous. Hopefully someone will post a picture of them. They're a shortbread-type cookie, filled with a delicious coconut filling, and then drizzled in chocolate. A perfect holiday plate cookie!

 

[Baking Bunny]

My SIL made these cookies and loved them (she just passed the recipe to me). She said they are best when warm.