Macaroon Cookies

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 (3 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 3/4 cups coconut flakes

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until well blended; add egg yolk, orange juice and almond extract. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to butter mixutre, beating until well blended. Stir in 2 cups coconut. Cover; regrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; roll balls in remaining coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cook completely.

CHOCOLATE-DRIZZLED MACAROON COOKIES:
Prepare and cool cookies as directed. Place 4 bars (4 oz.) semisweet chocolate for baking in small microwve-safe bowl; microwave on high for 1 minute or until melted when stirred. Drizzle chocolate over cookies; let stand until chocolate becomes firm