Italian Creme Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup butter, softened for frosting
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 12 ounces powdered sugar (3/4 boxe)
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (1 ounce) box of vanilla pudding
• 2 cups flaked coconut
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, pieces
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/8 cup milk

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream 2 sticks of butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pudding mix, and 1 tsp vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in flour and baking soda. Dough will be thick, knead in coconut and 1 cup of pecans.
3. roll dough into 1 inch balls and flatten slightly then place on a greased cookie sheet 2 inches aparthes apart.
4. bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.
5. In a large mixing bowl combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, 1/3 stick of butter 1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 cup of pecans and just enough of the milk to make it spreadable.
6. frost cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting.

butter, shortening, butter, sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, vanilla, vanilla pudding, flaked coconut, pecans, cream cheese, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-creme-cookies-443901 (may not work)