• 2 cups butter softened, or margarine
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vailla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup butterscotch morsels. divided
• sugar
• 1 (4-ounce) container red candied cherries, cut into wedges

Directions

beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar; beating well.  Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.

Combine flour and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in flaked cocunt and 3/4 cup butterscotch morsels.  cover and chill at leat 8 hours.

shape dough int 1-inch balls placeon ungreaseed cookie sheets.  Dip a flat-bottomed glass in sugar, and flatten each ball toa 2-inch circle.  Place a butterscotch morseel in the center of each cookie.  Arrange 5 cherry wedges in acircular pattern around each butterscotch morsel to resemble apoinsettia.  Bake at 350 degree for 9 to 10 minutes.  cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks and let cool completely.  Yield 5 dozen