Cream Cheese Gems - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
18 1/2 ounces yellow cake mix
1 1/4 cups seedless raisins
1/4 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In large bowl beat cream cheese, butter, egg yolk and vanilla extract.
Blend in dry cake mix 1/3 at a time.
Blend the last 1/3 in by hand.
Mix in raisins, coconut and walnuts.
Drop by level tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly brown.