coconut balls

Ingredients For coconut balls

• COCONUT BALLS
• 2 c

  chopped or ground almonds, toasted or walnuts
• 1

  13 ounce bag flaked coconut
• 3 c

  powdered sugar
• 1

  14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/8 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 c

  or (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• CHOCOLATE COVERING
• 3 c

  melting chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
• 2 Tbsp

  vegetable shortening