Coconut Cream Eggs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup coconut flakes
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• 2 now add the sugar and coconut, and mix in well.
• 3 refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours or until easy to handle.
• 4 using hands dusted with powdered sugar, mould rounded tablespoonfuls of coconut mixture into egg shapes.
• 5 place on waxed paper lined baking sheet.
• 6 freeze for 2 hours or until slightly firm.
• 7 melt chocolate chips and shortening.
• 8 remove eggs from the freezer a few at a time.
• 9 dip into chocolate mixture until completely coated.
• 10 return to waxed paper.
• 11 refrigerate until hardened.
• 12 store in the refrigerator.