1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
3 cups snipped flaked coconut
1/4 cup light cream
6 ounce package semi sweet chocolate pieces (1 cup)
2 teaspoons shortening (not butter or margarine)
Preparation Instructions:
In saucepan, slowly heat butter until golden; gradually stir in sugar, coconut, cream. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Refrigerate till easy to handle; then shape into peaks. Over hot, not boiling, water, melt chocolate with shortening; stir until smooth. Dip bottoms of peaks into chocolate; harden on rack covered with wax paper. Makes 3 dozen.