Santa's Whiskers are easy slice and bake Christmas cookies filled with cherries and nuts and rolled in shredded coconut, just like Santa's beard!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas, cookies
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 24 minutesminutes
Chill Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours44 minutesminutes
Servings 60cookies
Calories 79kcal
Author Sara Garska
Cost $12
Equipment
1 mixing bowl
1 Hand mixer
sharp knife
Baking sheet
Ingredients
1cupbutter2 sticks
1cupsugar
2Tablespoonsmilk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2 1/2cupsflour sifted
3/4cupRed and green candied cherrieschopped
1/2cupPecans or walnutschopped
3/4 cupflaked coconut
Instructions
To Prepare the Dough
In a large mixing bowl, use your hand mixer to cream the butter and sugar.
Blend in milk and vanilla.
Stir in flour, candied cherries, and chopped nuts with wooden spoon. The dough will look crumbly.
Finish mixing dough by hand and form into two rolls, 2-inch in diameter and 8-inches long.
Roll in the flaked coconut.
Wrap and chill for several hours.
To Bake the Cookies
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Slice ¼ inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.
Remove from oven as soon as bottom is turning brown. Cookie will be fragile so let cook on baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to wire rack to complete cooling.
Notes
Nutrition values are an estimate only and will vary based on exact ingredients used and the size of your cookies.