Chocolate Drops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick (1/2 c.) butter or margarine, melted
1 (14 oz.) bag coconut
3 c. chopped pecans
1 1/2 boxes powdered sugar
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 large jar maraschino cherries, chopped
1/3 stick paraffin wax
1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips

Preparation

Pour butter over coconut and mix well. Add next 5 ingredients. Mix well and chill about 3 hours. Shape into balls. Put in freezer for about 45 minutes. Melt wax and chips in double boiler. Dip balls in chocolate mixture and place on wax paper to cool. Use toothpicks to dip.