Chocolate Coconut Candies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped almonds or 1 cup nuts, of your choice
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chocolate, candy bark
• 2 tablespoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the confectioner's sugar, coconut, nuts and milk.
• 2 shape into 1-inch balls.
• 3 refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
• 4 in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and shortening.
• 5 stir until smooth.
• 6 dips balls in chocolate.
• 7 allow excess to drip off.
• 8 place on waxed paper.
• 9 let stand until set.
• 10 store in an airtight cntainer.