Macaroon Kiss Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
    3 ounces cream cheese, softened
    3/4 cup sugar
    1 egg yolk
    2 teaspoons almond extract
    2 teaspoons orange juice
    1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    5 cups sweetened flaked coconut, divided
    1 (10 ounce) bag Hershey chocolate kisses
Preparation
    In a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar.
    Blend well, then add egg yolk, almond extract and orange juice; beat mixture well.
    Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
    Gradually add to the butter mixture and beat until well blended.
    Stir in 3 cups of the coconut; cover mixture and chill for 1 hour, or until firm to handle.
    Unwrap the kisses while chilling and heat oven to 350\u00b0.
    Form dough into 1-inch balls; roll them in remaining coconut.
    Place them on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
    Remove from the oven and quickly press a kiss into each center.
    Let cool 1 minute, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

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