Coconut Snowballs

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"These cookies look so pretty and taste delicious. Recipe is from Family Circle."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 2 dozen cookies
• Serves: 24

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

directions

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.

Reviews

[HokiesMom]

Lainey - these are perfect little cookies. They come together so easily and you do get 24 little cookies. I made one batch with vanilla extract and one with almond extract - both are YUMMY! They look adorable too on a cookie tray! :) So glad I tagged you in 123 Hits. Thanks Lainey! (Updated to let you know that these have become a favorite of the family! I tried some with chopped almonds in the batter too and they were great! April 2009)

 

[Lorrie in Montreal]

Made for Gimme 5 Tag. These lil morsels of goodness are so easy to make and so delightfully delicious!I baked them exactly 15 minutes and they remained tender and so yummy.

 

[Cook In Northwest]

While these are very easy to make and tasty too, I beg to differ on the quantity of cookies you get from this recipe. My dough balls were 1 inch diameter, and I only got 10 cookies. It also too more of the chopped coconut to cover the dipped cookies - a LOT more. Don't start this recipe without some extra coconut for dipping. I recommend that you make your dough balls closer to 1/2 inch diameter if you want 2 dozen cookies. The frosting has a raw taste to it. That might settle down over time, but I ate my taster cookie while it was fresh.

 

[Candace Michelle]

Made these for my Christmas tray. Very, yummy. More of a dry cookie. They are super cute. The coconut really makes them look like snowballs.

 

[Kathleen T.]

I make these every year (last 4years) and they are so so so popular. I usually double or triple the batch as a result. I make mine a bit smaller about 3/4 inch balls and use a lot more coconut for topping, but knowing that I’m always prepared. These were my dads second favorite cookies, and I always feel so satisfied making them. They’re a very manual cookie...lots of hands on work. But I’ve never not gotten compliments on them!