Chocolate Coconut Candies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. mashed potatoes (very dry)
1 lb. powdered sugar (4 c.)
1 Tbsp. almond or vanilla extract
1 lb. flaked coconut (about 4 c.)
2 Tbsp. shortening (Crisco, etc.)
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Mix mashed potatoes, powdered sugar and extract; stir in coconut.
Drop by rounded teaspoon onto waxed paper or shape into balls (this gets messy).
Refrigerate or freeze until ready to coat with chocolate.
Refrigerate before shaping if too soft and won't hold shape.