Snowballs

These are a very popular sweet here in Newfoundland,especially for Christmas.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 40

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 3  cups rolled oats
• 1  cup unsweetened coconut
• 5  tablespoons  cocoa

Directions

1. Combine sugar,milk and butter in large saucepan and boil gently for 5 minutes.
2. Start to time it when it starts to boil.Do not stir mixture when it boils,this will result in crystallization of the sugar and the end result will be a dry hard snowball.
3. Fold in rolled oats,coconut and cocoa.
4. Chill mixture,form into balls and roll in more coconut.