1 cup melted butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup coconut

2 1/4 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

food coloring

Melt butter; mix in sugar and beaten egg.  Add coconut to  mixture.

In a separate bowl mix flour and baking soda until well incorporated.  Add flour mixture to wet mixture.

Roll dough into cylinders and wrap in plastic wrap.  Chill for an hour in the freezer. before removing plastic wrap and slicing.  Place slices on a cookie sheet.

To add splatters to the cookies use a small stiff bristled paint brush and rubber gloves.  Pour food coloring into a dish and dip the bristles into the dye.  With your finger flick the bristles so that the food coloring splatters over each cookie.  Add sprinkles or other decorations as desired.

Cook in a 375 degree F oven for 10 t o 15 minutes or until golden brown.