Chocolate Coconut Snowballs

Submitted by Karen=^..^=

"This recipe is from the back of an old bag of "M & M's" Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bits. I am glad I saved it, because these are great cookies and the recipe is no longer available, even on their website. This recipe is one of thirty or so varieties that I make every Christmas and it is always a favorite. *Added 12/30/07: I don't add the M & M baking bits AFTER the dough is refrigerated. I never understood why that was necessary and since I stopped doing it I've noticed no difference. I couldn't find the M & M's this year, so used a 10 oz. bag of Hershey Kissables and they came out just as good.* --K"

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 4-5 dozen cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (14 ounce) package coconut, divided
• 1 (12 ounce) package M&M's semi-sweet chocolate baking bits

directions

1. In large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar.
2. Add egg yolk, almond extract and orange juice, beat well.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt and gradually add to creamed mixture.
4. Stir in 3 CUPS of the coconut.
5. Cover and chill for an hour.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Stir M& M's Baking Bits into dough.
8. Shape dough into 1" balls and roll each in remaining coconut.
9. Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 10-12 minutes or until light brown.

Reviews

[Marjie Stewart]

I can't say exactly, they looked so good, I got started, and discovered that my almond flavor was DRY, so I used vanilla. Then I discovered my chocolate chips were butterscotch! However, they turned out just great, as Butterscotch, Coconut Snowballs!

 

[MizzNezz]

YUM! These are addicting! I love them. This is a very easy recipe to make, and the cookies are really good. I didn't change anything. They look real pretty too! Thanks Karen :-)

 

[Chic Lil Chef]

These were so delish! The only problem I had was finding the m&m baking bits so I used kissables as suggested. The little kisses faded in color when they were baked and so ther weren't as pretty as I would have liked. The taste was still amazing though. I will def make these again as they are a nice alternative to the usual cookie flavor but using something other than the kissables.

 

[Messy44]

Oh boy, am I glad I tried these. Super yummy. I could not find the mini m&m's at any of the area stores, so I used the mini nestle's choc. chips and they worked just fine. No pretty colors, but still really great! I got 4 1/2 dozen cookies and baked 10 minutes. I will be drizzling with a bit of chocolate to jazz them up a bit. Thanks for a great one. ~Messy44

 

[michelle3312]

Very good cookie! This recipe is identical to Macaroon Kiss Cookie recipe (#35585). The only difference is that this one uses m & m's. I will definately be making this one again! Thanks Karen.