Coconut Raspberry Treasures

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
• raspberry preserves (seedless)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy. add in egg and vanilla.
• 2 in another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and coconut.
• 3 mix butter and flour mixtures til a soft dough forms.
• 4 shape or scoop into 1" balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. flatten slightly and sprinkle with sugar.
• 5 bake 12 minutes til just golden on the edges.
• 6 cool.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine butter, confectioners sugar, milk and extract. beat til smooth.
• 8 place a scant teaspoon of filling on one cookie bottom. place a 1/2 teaspoons of raspberry preserves on top of filling. place a second cookie on preserves, bottom down.
• 9 let sit to dry and serve.
• 10 these freeze nicely.