Homemade Macaroon Kisses Recipe

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These cookies are sure to delight the coconut and chocolate lover. The combination is sure to be irresistible to everyone.—Ms. Lee B. Roberts, Racine, Wisconsin

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Homemade Macaroon Kisses Recipe
  • Prep: 45 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 48 Servings
45 10 55

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 5 cups flaked coconut, divided
  • 48 milk chocolate kisses
  • Coarse sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 3 cups coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
  • Roll into 1-in. balls and roll in the remaining coconut. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cool on pan for 2-3 minutes or until chocolate is softened. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 120 calories, 7 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Macaroon Kisses in Taste of Home October/November 2009, p93

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Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2012 by candylandgirl

Could barely keep from eating the entire batch myself. LOVE!


Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by littlelady88207

Coconut and cho I love them both! So this is great tasting. Some cookies crumbed in the baking. I though the cookies were rather small and i got exactly the amount recipe said.


Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2009 by budz mom

Oh Recipe-bot--these just might become my new "favorite" cookie! I am a coconut fanatic, and these have 5 cups of coconut in them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I was looking for cookie recipes to make for tomorrow for a coaches lunch room and  now that I found this I will stop here.I don't have any choclate kisses in the house but to have some homemade strawberry jam I canned this past summer  that I can put in the middles.Thank you for the recipe!!

 
 
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