Coconut Snowballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 grind 1/2 cup of the coconut in food processor.
• 2 chop remaining coconut and set aside.
• 3 add flour, 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the salt. pulse to blend. add butter and vanilla; pulse until dough comes together.
• 4 heat oven to 350°f roll dough into 1-inch balls. place dough balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 5 bake cookies until firm but tender, 15 minutes.
• 6 remove to rack; let cool completely.
• 7 in small bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar and enough milk until smooth but still thick.
• 8 dip cookies in glaze (about 1/2 teaspoon for each), letting it drip down sides.
• 9 dip in chopped coconut and set aside for glaze to dry.