Coconut Christmas Trees

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 cups flaked coconut (do not use frozen, it is too moist)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened to room temp.
• 1/4 cup light cream
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (for even tastier trees use lemon or orange extract)
• 4 ounces chocolate-flavored candy coating
• green sugar (optional if you didn't tint the coconut)
• miniature m&m baking bits or red cinnamon candies

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl combine coconut, sugar, butter, light cream, and extract.
• 2 (if useing food coloring add it too).
• 3 drop by tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper; chill for about an hour.
• 4 using your fingers, shape into trees with trunks.
• 5 in a microwave bowl, melt chocolate coating.
• 6 dip trunks of trees in chocolate and set on wax paper to harden.
• 7 decorate trees with green sugar and mini m&m's.
• 8 i would keep the trees chilled until ready to serve or take to party.