Coconut Snowballs

These are snowballs if you love coconut.

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

Directions

1Grind 1/2 cup of the coconut in food processor.

1. 2Chop remaining coconut and set aside.
2. 3Add flour, 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the salt.
3. 4Pulse to blend.
4. 5Add butter and vanilla; pulse until dough comes together.
5. 6Heat oven to 350 degrees.
6. 7Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
7. 8Place dough balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
8. 9Bake cookies until firm but tender, 15 minutes.
9. 10Remove to rack, let cool completely.
10. 11In small bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar and enough milk until smooth but still thick.
11. 12Dip cookies in glaze (about 1/2 t for each), letting it drip down sides.
12. 13Dip in chopped coconut and set aside for glaze to dry.