A classic holiday cookie recipe from the family archives of Executive Chef Holly Chute.
Makes great edible gift giving!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- ¾ cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 ¼ cup flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- ¾ cup cornstarch
- ¾ cup butterscotch chips
- Red & green candied cherries
- Sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream butter & confectioners sugar, add yolk, vanilla & coconut. Sift dry ingredients & add gradually, just incorporating. Stir in butterscotch chips. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on parchment lined baking sheets. Dip bottom of a glass in water then in sugar then lightly press cookie down. Put half candied cherry on each. Bake 12 – 15 minutes until edges just begin to turn golden. Makes about 3 dozen
