Chocolate Buttersweets

Cookies
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1¼ cups flour

Preheat oven to 350º F. Cream butter. Add sugar, salt, and vanilla. Cream well; gradually add flour. Shape cookies into balls using a teaspoon. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press hole in the center of each. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until delicately browned. Fill hole with filling while cookies are still warm. Cool. Frost.

Cream Nut Filling
3 ounces cream cheese
1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup coconut

Soften cream cheese. Blend in sugar, flour, and vanilla. Cream well. Stir in walnuts and coconut.

Chocolate Frosting
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoon water
1/2 cup sifted confectioner's sugar

Melt chocolate chips with butter and water over low heat, stirring occasionally. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

Makes 36 cookies.

Paula
courtesy of Norma