Santa's Whiskers Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 3 cups sweetened coconut, shredded
• 1 cup candied cherry, or, candied fruit mix, coarsley chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f have ungreased baking sheets ready.
• 2 beat butter, sugar, egg, milk, extracts and salt in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until blended (mixture may look curdled). on low speed, beat in flour until combined. stir in 1 cup coconut and the cherries.
• 3 put remaining coconut into a bowl. drop rounded measuring teaspoons dough into coconut; rolling gently to coat. place 2-in. apart on baking sheets.
• 4 bake 15 minutes, or until coconut is toasted and cookies are set. cool slightly on baking sheet on a wire rack before moving directly on baking sheet to completely cool.