Italian Creme Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 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

Recipe

• 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.