Chocolate Coconut Bites

Total Time: 44 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, cut up
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 in 1 quart saucepan, melt chocolate and butter together over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• 2 pour into large bowl and let cool for about 10 minutes.
• 3 combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• 4 stir sugar and vanilla into chocolate mixture.
• 5 mix in eggs, one at a time.
• 6 add flour mixture, chocolate chips and coconut.
• 7 cover with plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 8 heat oven to 350.
• 9 shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 10 cook for 12-14 minutes, until set.
• 11 cool on cookie sheet for two minutes and transfer to wire rack.
• 12 will keep at room temp for 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
• 13 prep time does not include chilling time and cooking time is per batch.