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Macaroon Mint Kisses
Contributed by: Margie
What you need
- 1/3 C butter or margarine, softened
- 1 pkg (3 o z.) cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 C sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp. almond extract
- 2 tsp. orange juice
- 1-1/4 C all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 5 C sweetened Coconut flakes, divided
- 1 bag Hersheys Chocolate Mint Kisses (or plain)
How to make it
- beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add
egg yolk, almond extract and orange juice; beat well. Stir together flour,
baking 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 wrappers
from Kisses. Heat oven to 350Ü. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll balls in
remaining 2 cups coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven;
immediately press a Hershey's Kiss on top of each cookie. Cool 1 minute;
carefully remove form cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4
dozen cookies.
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