COCONUT BUTTER BALLS

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Make and share this Coconut Butter Balls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by sheepdoc

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups pecan halves
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
1 cup flaked coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
  • Blend flour and salt, stir into creamed mixture.
  • If dough is soft, chill until firm enough to shape.
  • With fingers, shape a rounded teaspoonful of dough around each pecan half to form 1" balls.
  • Beat egg white with water with a fork.
  • Dip dough in egg white mixture, then in coconut.
  • Bake on lightly greased baking sheet 15-18 minutes.
  • Cookies store well in tightly covered container.

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