Nan May'S Snowballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup 2% milk
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups rolled oats
2 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut, divided

Preparation

Combine milk, sugar, butter, and cocoa powder in a large pot; bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir vanilla extract into the milk mixture; boil another 2 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
Stir oats and 2 cups coconut into the milk mixture until thoroughly mixed; cool for 5 minutes.
Spread 1/2 cup coconut onto a plate. Roll the mixture into 24 balls and roll in the coconut. Set on a sheet of parchment paper until finished.