Ingredients

The following ingredients have 30 Servings
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, (melted and cooled)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 5 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut, (shredded)
  • 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 30 whole red candied cherries

Instruction

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, butter, and vanilla extract.
  • Next, whisk the cocoa powder into the mixture. Don't whisk to the point of making the mixture frothy, but just until the cocoa powder is well incorporated.
  • Add 5 cups of the coconut and all of the powdered sugar.  Stir until well combined.
  • Place in refrigerator and chill for 15 minutes.  In the meantime, add the remaining 1/2 cup of coconut to a bowl.  Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.
  • Once the mixture has chilled, use a cookie scoop to keep the portions even. Working with one cookie at a time, portion our a heaping tablespoon of the cookie mixture. Roll into a ball.
  • Roll the ball into the remaining coconut and place onto prepared baking sheet.
  • Place a candied cherry onto the cookie and with a clean finger, push the cherry straight down until the cherry is half way buried into the cookie. Continue until all of the cookie mixture is used up.
  • Once done, place the entire baking sheet into the fridge for 30 minutes until the balls are firm. Remove from fridge and transfer to a food-safe container with a tight fitting lid.
  • Keep balls refrigerated.  Remove desired amount from fridge a few minutes before serving.