Santa's Whiskers
A vintage slice-and-bake cookie from my mom’s recipe box. Red and green candied cherries and pecans fill a buttery dough, rolled in coconut that toasts in the oven.
Servings: 60 cookies
Calories: 76kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 TB milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or rum extract
- 2 ½ cups flour
- ¾ cup candied cherries, red and green chopped
- ½ cup fine chopped pecans
- ¾ cup coconut
Instructions
- Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar
- Add the milk and vanilla and beat well.2 TB milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Add the flour and beat until well mixed.2 ½ cups flour
- Stir in the cherries and pecans.¾ cup candied cherries, red and green, ½ cup fine chopped pecans
- Chill the dough in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes, then roll into 3 logs, about 7 inches long each.
- Roll in coconut, wrap in plastic, and chill overnight.¾ cup coconut
- Next day, cut into ¼-inch slices and bake on an ungreased pan at 375F for 10 minutes.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 96IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.