MOUNTAIN COOKIES

1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

2 tea. vanilla extract

2 cups flour

FILLING

1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

2 tab. flour

1 tea. vanilla extract

½ cup finely chopped pecans

½ cup flaked coconut

TOPPING

½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 tab. butter or margarine

2 tab. water

½ cup confectioners’ sugar

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Shape into 1” balls; place 2” apart on ungreased baking sheets. Make deep indentation in the center of each cookie. Bake at 350' for 10-12 min. or until edges just start to brown. Remove to wire rack and cool completely. For the filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla. Add pecans and coconut; mix well. Spoon ½ tea. into each cookie. For topping, heat chocolate chips, butter and water in a small saucepan until melted. Stir in sugar. Drizzle over cookies but not the fillings.