Loretta’s Chocolate Bonbons

Description

 * From the story "Good Things Come in Small Packages"

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups shredded coconut
 * 1 stick butter
 * 2 pounds powdered sugar
 * 1 can sweetened condensed milk
 * 2 cups chopped nuts
 * 1½ teaspoons vanilla
 * 1 large package chocolate chips
 * ⅔ bar paraffin (Instead of chocolate chips and paraffin, the coconut balls can be dipped in melted chocolate almond bark; follow the package directions for melting the almond bark.)

Directions

 * 1) Mix coconut, butter, powdered sugar, condensed milk, nuts and vanilla.
 * 2) Roll into small balls. Chill in refrigerator for several hours or in the freezer for one hour.
 * 3) Melt chocolate chips and paraffin in a double boiler (or in a clean coffee can set on canning jar rings in a pan of water).
 * 4) Using a toothpick, dip the chilled coconut balls into the chocolate mixture.
 * 5) Place on wax paper until set.