Pina Colada Cookies

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 2 teaspoons rum extract
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a big mixing bowl, place the softened cream cheese and butter; blend with an electric mixer set on med-high speed for 1-2 minutes, until blended and smooth.
• 2 add in the egg yolk, pineapple juice, rum extract, and half of the cake mix; blend with an electric mixer set on med-high speed for 1-2 minutes, until blended and smooth.
• 3 stir in the remaining cake mix and coconut with a wooden spoon until all dry ingredients are moistened.
• 4 chill dough, covered, for 30 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 375°.
• 6 position oven rack in the middle of oven; spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• 7 drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto cookie sheets.
• 8 bake 9-11 minutes or until set at edges and just barely set at center when lightly touched.
• 9 cool 1 minute on sheets; transfer to wire racks with a metal spatula and cool completely.