Macaroon Kiss Cookies

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      rtebalt

      Macaroon Kiss Cookies
      • 1/3 cup butter, softened
      • 1 (3 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
      • 3/4 cup sugar
      • 1 egg yolk
      • 2 tsp almond extract
      • 2 tsp orange juice
      • 1¼ cups all purpose flour
      • 2 tsp baking powder
      • 1/4 tsp salt
      • 5 cups Mounds sweetened coconut flakes, divided
      • 48 Hershey’s Kisses
      Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add egg yolk, almond extract and orange; beat well. Stir together flour, balking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in 3 cups coconut. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Remove wrapper from Hershey’s Kisses. Heat oven to 350º. Shape dough into 1″ balls; roll balls in remaining 2 cups coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 – 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; immediate press a Hershey’s Kiss on top of each cookie. Cool 1 minute; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

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