MOUNDS BALLS

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I make these bite-sized treats as gifts for friends-and I get lots of thank-you notes in return. The mailman doesn't mind delivering them, though. He gets a box of candy, too! We have three generations of family working together on our dairy farm in the "thumb" of Michigan. Everyone agrees these milky morsels promote our product deliciously. -Kathy Dorman, Snover, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 40m

Yield about 7 dozen candies.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 pound unsalted butter
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 pound sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE COATING:
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 -inch x 1-inch x 1/2-inch piece paraffin wax
Round wooden toothpicks
Styrofoam sheets

Steps:

In bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add coconut, milk, walnuts and vanilla; stir until blended. Chill until slightly firm; roll into walnut-sized balls. Insert a toothpick in each ball. Place balls on baking sheets; freeze. In double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate chips, chocolate squares and paraffin wax. Keep warm over hot water. Using picks as handles, dip frozen balls into chocolate mixture; stick picks upright into was paper-covered Styrofoam sheet. Chill until firm. Remove picks and package candy in individual paper liners. (May also be frozen.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 18mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.