Coconut Clouds

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only)
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 teaspoons almond flavoring
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 (14-ounce) package sweetened flaked coconut
• 2 cups real semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening

1. Combine sugar, butter and cream cheese in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
2. Add egg yolk, milk and almond flavoring; continue beating until well mixed.
3. Add flour and baking powder; beat at low speed until well mixed.
4. Reserve 1 cup coconut; set aside.
5. Stir in remaining coconut until well mixed.
6. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour until firm.
7. Chop reserved coconut.
8. Place into bowl; set aside.
9. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
10. Heat oven to 350F.
11. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls.
12. Roll balls in chopped coconut, pressing coconut firmly onto cookies.
13. Place cookies onto prepared cookie sheets.
14. Bake 12-15 minutes or until tops just begin to brown.
15. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; move entire sheet of parchment to cooling rack.
16. Cool completely.
17. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in bowl.
18. Microwave, stirring every 15 seconds, 60-75 seconds or until chocolate is melted.
19. Dip bottoms of cookies into chocolate, scraping excess against edge of bowl.
20. Return to parchment paper; let stand until chocolate is set.

sugar, butter, cream cheese, egg, milk, almond flavoring, flour, baking powder, coconut, semisweet chocolate chips, shortening

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3282/coconut-clouds (may not work)