Macaroon Kiss Cookies

From Hersheys

1/3 cup butter, softened
3 oz cream cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tsp almond extract
2 tsp orange juice
1-1/4 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
5 cups sweetened coconut flakes, divided
1 bag Hershey’s Kisses

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 well until blended. Stir in 3 cups coconut.

Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Remove wrappers from kisses. Heat oven to 350. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll balls in remaining 2 cups coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven. Immediately press kiss on top of each cookie. Coole one minute. Carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack and cool completely. Yields about 4 dozen cookies.