Best Cookies: Chocolate Walnut Fantasiesby Donna Monday

There are a lot of great food fantasies. Now you can add these delicious cookies to your list. These taste sensations feature cream cheese, walnuts, coconut, and milk chocolate. <BR><BR>Chocolate Walnut Fantasies <BR><BR>1 cup butter, softened <BR>¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar <BR>½ cup sugar <BR>4 oz. cream cheese, softened <BR>2 eggs <BR>2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour <BR>1 teaspoon baking soda <BR>1 ¾ cups coarsely chopped walnuts <BR>1 cup sweetened flaked coconut <BR>1 (7 oz.) milk chocolate candy bar, cut into chunks <BR><BR>Directions <BR><BR>Heat oven to 350 degrees. <BR><BR>Combine butter, brown sugar, sugar and cream cheese in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking soda. Beat until well mixed. Stir in walnuts, coconut and candy bar chunks by hand. <BR><BR>Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2-inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.