Coconut Snowball Cookies

Name: Coconut Snowball Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, chopped; Additional confectioners' sugar

It looks like there is a fresh dusting of snow on these buttery coconut balls.—Sonya Labbe, Santa Monica, California

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, chopped
Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in coconut. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans for 3 minutes before removing to wire racks. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 68 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 21mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Snowballs Cookies in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2011