Santa’s Whiskers Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tbsp milk
- 3/4 cup maraschino cherries, diced, plus 1 t. juice from the jar
- 1 cup coconut
Instructions
- Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add vanilla and milk and beat until combined.
- Add flour, mixing just until incorporated. By hand or with the mixer, work the cherries and the teaspoon of juice into the dough.
- Separate dough in half and form each half into a 8 or 9 inch log. Roll each half in coconut to cover. Wrap in freezer paper or plastic wrap and freeze for about 30 minutes, until firm.
- Slice the logs of dough into cookies, about 1/4 inch wide. Place on baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.