1/2 cup
butter or
oleo
1 3oz pkg
cream cheese
1/2 cup
sugar
few drops
peppermint extract
1 cup all purpose
flour
2 tsp
baking powder
1/8 tsp
salt
1 cup flaked
coconut
Red or Green
maraschino cherries, halved
Cream together butter, cream cheese, sugar and peppermint until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, powder and salt throughl: stir into creamed misture till combined. Chill 2 hrs. Shap into 1" balls, roll each in coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Top each with a halved cherry. Bake at 350 12-15min. cool on racks