KISSES Coconut Macaroon Blossoms
Details
- Time
- 4 hours
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yields
- 48 cookies
Treat the coconut lovers in your life to a dessert just for them. These macaroon cookies combine flaky sweetened coconut flakes and cream cheese for a chewy cookie. Top them with HERSHEY'S KISSES Milk Chocolates and serve up a plate at your next get together.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 20 minutes
- Bake Time
- 10 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours
- Chill Time
- 1 hour
Ingredients
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1/3 cupbutter or margarine, softened
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1 packagecream cheese (3 oz.) , softened
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3/4 cupsugar
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1egg yolk
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1-1/2 to 2 tspsalmond extract
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2 tspsorange juice
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1-1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
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2 tspsbaking powder
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1/4 tspsalt
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5 cupssweetened coconut flakes, divided
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48HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
Step-By-Step Directions
1
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.
2
Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Remove wrappers from chocolates. Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll balls in remaining 2 cups coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
3
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; immediately press chocolate into center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes about 48 cookies.
Baking Tip
Also try topping cookies with HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates with Almond
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 48 servingsServing size 1 cookie (27g)Amount per servingCalories130% Daily Value*Total Fat 8g 10%Saturated Fat 6g 30%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 10mg 3%Sodium 85mg 4%Total Carbohydrates 13g 5%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 9gIncludes 5g Added Sugar 10%Protein 2gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 17mg 2%Iron 0mg 0%Potassium 25mg 0%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
