Nan May's Snowballs recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup 2% milk
1 cup white sugar
¼ cup butter
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups rolled oats
2 ½ cups unsweetened shredded coconut, divided

Nutrition Info

146.9 calories
carbohydrate: 16.2 g
cholesterol: 5.9 mg
fat: 8.9 g
fiber: 2.6 g
protein: 2.1 g
saturatedFat: 7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 22 mg
sugar: 9.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. Stir oats and 2 cups coconut into the milk mixture until thoroughly mixed, cool for 5 minutes.

  3. 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.

Recipe Yield

24 snowballs

Recipe Note

Growing up in Newfoundland, I looked forward to Christmas each year for the huge family get-togethers, and of course the food that went along with them. This recipe is one that my Grandmother made every year. Definitely one of my favourite Christmas cookies.

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