No Bake Cherry Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. 10x sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine (soft)
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. shredded coconut
30 to 36 red or green maraschino cherries with stems
finely crushed graham cracker crumbs

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, blend together sugar, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth.
Stir in coconut.
Chill 1 hour.
Meanwhile, drain cherries on paper towel.
Shape about 1 tablespoon coconut mixture around each cherry, leaving stem and end exposed.
Dip bottom 2/3 of cherry ball in graham cracker crumbs.
Refrigerate or freeze until serving.
Yields about 2 1/2 dozen.