Coconut Chocolate Slices

Name: Coconut Chocolate Slices
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 4 dozen
Ingredients: 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts; COOKIE DOUGH:; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt

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Total Time:Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Cheri Booth

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jun. 27, 2023

These crispy cookies with a chewy coconut center travel really well. When my son was in the Army, I often sent boxes to him, and he told me they always arrived in perfect condition. —Cheri Booth, Gering, Nebraska

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Yield:about 4 dozen

Prep:30 min

Cook:10 min

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Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
cookie dough:

6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

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Directions

1
Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in coconut and nuts. Refrigerate until easy to handle.

2
Meanwhile, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate until easy to handle, about 30 minutes.
3
Roll dough between waxed paper into a 14x4-1/2-in. rectangle. Remove top piece of waxed paper. Shape coconut filling into a 14-in. roll; place on dough, 1 in. from a long side. Roll dough around filling and seal edges. Wrap and refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight.
4
Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets, reshaping if necessary. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing to wire racks.