Goof Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 lb. confectioners sugar
1 (14 oz.) pkg. shredded coconut
2 c. chopped pecans
20 (1 oz.) sq. semi-sweet chocolate
1 Tbsp. vegetable shortening

Preparation

Put the condensed milk, confectioners sugar, coconut and nuts into a large bowl.
Mix thoroughly.
Cover and chill 3 hours. Roll into balls (about 1 teaspoon mixture).
Cover and chill 8 hours.
Melt chocolate and shortening in a double boiler.
Remove from heat.
Drop balls into chocolate mixture one at a time. Refrigerate until hard.