Easter Eggs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. butter
2 lb. confectioners sugar
2 c. coconut
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 c. milk
1/4 c. chopped nuts (black walnuts are great!)
3/4 cake paraffin
2 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips

Preparation

Melt butter and blend in sugar.
Add coconut and stir well. Blend flavoring and milk into mixture.
Add cherries and nuts. Cover with wax paper and refrigerate 4 days.
Remove from refrigerator.
Let soften enough to handle well.
Shape mixture into eggs of desired size.
Place eggs on cookie sheet and return to refrigerator until crusted.