INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 c.  butter or marg., softened
• 3 oz.   cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 c.    sugar
• 1   egg yolk
• 2 tsp.   almond extract
• 2 tsp.   orange juice concentrate
• 1-1/4 c.  flour
• 2 tsp.   baking powder
• 1/4 tsp.  salt
• 5 c.      sweetened coconut flakes, divided
• 8 oz.    Hershey’s kisses

DIRECTIONS

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 until well blended.  Stir in 3 cups coconut flakes.

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 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.  Remove from oven; immediately press a kiss on top of each cookie.  Cool one minute; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.  Cool completely.  Makes about 4 dozen cookies.