Cherry Balls

April 14, 2014

These are my all time favourite Christmas treats. Ever since I was a kid I insisted that we make these. It’s a great recipe for kids to participate in helping bake because it’s an extremely hands-on recipe. I can tell you that all the kids in my family have made these since they were toddlers. And they’ve eaten them too!

1 cup of butter
1 1/2 cups of icing sugar
1 1/2 cups of shredded coconut
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Maraschino cherries
Crushed graham crackers or crushed oreos

Mix together butter, sugar and coconut in a bowl. Remove a cherry from the bottle, wrap around in dough and roll around in hands to create ball. Place in bowl of your choice of crushed cookies and roll...
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Nutritions

Calories
81

Sodium
2mg
0% DV

Fat
5g
8% DV

Protein
0.2g
0% DV

Carbs
8g
2% DV

Fiber
0.5g
2% DV