Coconut Snowballs

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• salt, pinch
• 6 tablespoons unsalted 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.
• 4 pulse to blend.
• 5 add butter and vanilla; pulse until dough comes together.
• 6 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 roll dough into 1-inch balls.
• 8 place dough balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 9 bake cookies until firm but tender, 15 minutes.
• 10 remove to rack, let cool completely.
• 11 in small bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar and enough milk until smooth but still thick.
• 12 dip cookies in glaze (about 1/2 t for each), letting it drip down sides.
• 13 dip in chopped coconut and set aside for glaze to dry.