Coconut Balls

Photo: flickr user norwichnuts

Ingredients

pound butter

1 pound confectioners sugar

1 pound flaked coconut

cup (7 oz) sweetened condensed milk

1 cup chopped walnuts (or replace with more coconut)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pkt (12 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips or pastel colored 1 ounce paraffin wax (used for sealing jelly jars)

Preparation

Cream together butter and sugar. Add coconut, milk, walnuts and vanilla.

Chill until slightly firm. Roll into walnut size balls. Insert toothpick in each ball, and place in freezer on cookie sheets. Melt wax and chocolate chips or pastel candy bark in microwave for about 1 minute. Using toothpicks as handles, dip frozen balls into candy and place on waxed paper lined cookie sheets. Chill until firm.