Coconut Jays recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 cups flaked coconut
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained

Nutrition Info

140.2 calories
carbohydrate: 18.9 g
cholesterol: 10.2 mg
fat: 7.7 g
fiber: 1.4 g
protein: 0.7 g
saturatedFat: 5.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 54.4 mg
sugar: 13.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in saucepan. Remove from heat. Add sugar and coconut. Mix well. Shape into balls.

  2. Make indent in center of each and place on cookie sheet. Place half a maraschino cherry in indent. Fill with melted chocolate. Chill until firm. Store in refrigerator.

Recipe Yield

24 cookies

Recipe Note

This is a Christmas favorite of ours.

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