Coconut Wreath Cookies
Instructions:
A real sign of the season!
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 (3½-ounce) pack of shredded, sweetened coconut
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
Red and green candied cherries, sliced
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Grease and flour a baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar.
- Blend in egg and coconut. On low speed, add flour, ½ cup at a time, until blended.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for several hours.
- On floured surface, roll ? of dough at a time to ¼” thickness. Using a 2½” doughnut cutter, cut dough into rings. Gather trimmings; roll out dough; cut more cookies.
- Remove any excess coconut from edges; edges of cookies should be smooth.
- Place cookies on prepared baking sheet 1” apart.
- Arrange cherry slices on cookies to resemble flower petals; press into cookies.
- Bake cookies in batches for 10 minutes, or until brown.