Macaroon Kisses Cookies

ingredients

• 1/3 C butter or margarine, softened
• 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 C sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 1/4 C all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 5 C mounds sweetened coconut flakes, divided
• 48 Hershey kisses milk chocolates

directions

Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add egg yolk, vanilla 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 C coconut. Cover; refrigerate 1 hr until firm enough to handle. Remove wrappers from chocolates. Heat oven to 350. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll balls in remaining 2 C coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; immediately press chocolate on top of each cookie. Cool 1 minute; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.

Source: Jason