White Chocolate Almond Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. blanched slivered almonds
1/2 c. confectioners sugar
1/4 tsp. almond extract
10 oz. white chocolate
12 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. flour
2 1/3 c. coconut

Preparation

Heat oven to 325\u00b0.
Spread nuts on baking sheet and toast in oven until golden brown.
Cool and chop.
With electric mixer set at medium speed, beat butter, sugar, salt and almond extract until creamy.
On low speed, beat in flour until mixture just comes together.
Stir in nuts.
Chill until firm.
Roll into 1-inch balls.
Put on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake until golden brown on bottom, 15 to 18 minutes.
Cool completely on wire racks.
Chop chocolate, put in a small bowl and melt in a 250\u00b0 oven.
Put coconut in a bowl.
Drop cookies, one at a time, into chocolate. Coat and remove with fork, letting excess drip off.
Drop cookies in coconut.
Lightly press coconut onto cookies.
Set on rack to dry.