Homemade Macaroon Kisses Recipes

MACAROON KISSES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, orange juice and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 3-2/3 cups coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle. , Roll into 1-in. balls, then roll in remaining coconut. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. , Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

MACAROON KISS COOKIES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, vanilla and orange juice and beat till smooth. In 1 cup increments, mix flour in to the butter mixture. Add the 6 cups flaked coconut and beat to combine. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour. While dough is chilling, remove wrappers from the Kisses. Preheat oven to 350. One at a time, scoop dough into 1.5" balls (about the size of a large walnut, roll between your palms, then roll in the bowl of remaining coconut (4 cups). Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet, at least an inch apart (cookies will spread slightly). A standard cookie sheet should accommodate a dozen cookies at a time. Bake 12-14 minutes, until the cookies puff and are very lightly browned. Remove from oven. Immediately press one Kiss into each cookie. Return pan to oven and bake for an additional minute. Remove pan from oven and cool on a rack for 10 minutes. With a thin spatula, gently move cookies on to a rack to finish cooling.

MACAROON KISS COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar.
• Blend well, then add egg yolk, almond extract and orange juice; beat mixture well.
• Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Gradually add to the butter mixture and beat until well blended.
• Stir in 3 cups of the coconut; cover mixture and chill for 1 hour, or until firm to handle.
• Unwrap the kisses while chilling and heat oven to 350°.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls; roll them in remaining coconut.
• Place them on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and quickly press a kiss into each center.
• Let cool 1 minute, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

MACAROON KISSES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. In mixer bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese & sugar on medium speed til light & fluffy. Beat in egg yolk & flavoring extract.
• 3. Sift together flour, baking power & salt; slowly add to first mixture, blending well. Stir in 3 cups coconut. Cover mixture & refrigerate about an hour, or until chilled & easy to handle.
• 4. Roll dough into balls, roll in remaining coconut.
• 5. Put on ungreased cookie sheets, about 2" apart. Bake @ 350°F for 10-12 minutes, til lightly browned. Remove from oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into top of each cookie and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• 6. Cool on pans for about 2-3 minutes, until chocolate kisses are slightly softened. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling....Enjoy!