Macaroon Blossom Cookies Recipes

MACAROON BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cream together brown and white sugar, margarine and vanilla and maple extracts.
• Beat in egg.
• Sift in flour, baking powder and soda and salt until combined.
• Stir in flaked brazil nuts (or coconut).
• Drop dough by scant round tablespoonfuls onto sprayed SHINY baking sheet.
• Press a macaroon candy into the centre of each tablespoonful of dough.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes, depending on your oven.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Freeze really well.

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.