Almond Joy Macaroons

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) bag sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup cream of coconut
• 3 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 32 hershey's chocolate kisses with almonds, unwrapped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 mince 1 1/2 cups of coconut in a food processor and transfer to a bowl.
• 4 add remaining ingredients, except kisses.
• 5 mix gently with your hands until combined.
• 6 chill dough at least 1 hour (but no more than 24).
• 7 shape a heaping tablespoon of dough around a kiss. make sure it is enclosed completely. (this takes a little practice).
• 8 place 1 inch apart on lined baking sheet.
• 9 bake until firm and deep golden on the bottom and light golden on the top--about 16-18 minutes.
• 10 cool on pan for 5 minutes and transfer to cooling rack.
• 11 these are a little sticky so i keep them in mini muffin papers or paper bonbon cups.