Chocolate Buttersweets Christmas Cookie Recipe

Cookies:

1 cup margarine or butter

1 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour



**Filling:

6 oz cream cheese

2 cups confectioners sugar

4 TBL flour

2 tsp vanilla



Frosting:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

4 TBL butter or margarine

4 TBL water

1 cup confectioners sugar



Directions:

**Prepare the filling first. The cookies, when done, need to be filled while warm. Have the filling ready to go.



Preheat oven to 350 degrees.



1) In large bowl cream together butter, confectioners sugar, salt and vanilla.

2) Gradually add flour to creamed mixture, mix well.

3) Roll dough into 1" balls, placing them 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

4) Press hole in center of each cookie with finger or the handle end of wooden spoon (if handle is round, not flat.)

5) Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes until edges are lightly brown.

6) Fill while warm

7) Frost



Directions for filling:

Soften cream cheese. Blend in sugar, flour, vanilla. Cream well. Fill cookies.



Directions for frosting:

In small saucepan melt chocolate chips, butter, and water over low heat. Stir constantly. Stir in confectioners sugar and mix well. Will be lumpy at first until the sugar melts. Spoon a little frosting onto each cookie.