Pina Colada Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    1/4 cup butter, softened
    1 large egg yolk
    1/2 cup pineapple juice
    2 teaspoons rum extract
    1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
    1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Preparation
    In a big mixing bowl, place the softened cream cheese and butter; blend with an electric mixer set on med-high speed for 1-2 minutes, until blended and smooth.
    Add in the egg yolk, pineapple juice, rum extract, and half of the cake mix; blend with an electric mixer set on med-high speed for 1-2 minutes, until blended and smooth.
    Stir in the remaining cake mix and coconut with a wooden spoon until all dry ingredients are moistened.
    Chill dough, covered, for 30 minutes.
    Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
    Position oven rack in the middle of oven; spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
    Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto cookie sheets.
    Bake 9-11 minutes or until set at edges and just barely set at center when lightly touched.
    Cool 1 minute on sheets; transfer to wire racks with a metal spatula and cool completely.

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