Easter Surprise Cookies
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 48 jelly beans
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 5 to 6 teaspoons milk
- 1 1/3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- Food color, if desired
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Combine all cookie ingredients except flour and jelly beans in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
- Stir in flour until well mixed.
- Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place 1 jelly bean in center of each ball making sure candy is covered with dough.
- Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 15-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Cool completely.
- Combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in bowl; stir until smooth.
- Tint coconut with food color, if desired.
- Dip tops of cookies in glaze; sprinkle with coconut.
sugar, butter, egg, salt, vanilla, flour, beans, powdered sugar, milk, coconut, color
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/10/easter-surprise-cookies (may not work)