Coconut Snowballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
salt, pinch
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 teaspoons milk

Preparation

Grind 1/2 cup of the coconut in food processor.
Chop remaining coconut and set aside.
Add flour, 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the salt.
Pulse to blend.
Add butter and vanilla; pulse until dough comes together.
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
Place dough balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake cookies until firm but tender, 15 minutes.
Remove to rack, let cool completely.
In small bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar and enough milk until smooth but still thick.
Dip cookies in glaze (about 1/2 t for each), letting it drip down sides.
Dip in chopped coconut and set aside for glaze to dry.