Roll them small for just a single bite, and top with festive sprinkles. I froze the coconut balls for about an hour before dipping and they came out beautifully. I also added some dark chocolate to the semisweet, to cut some of the sweetness of the filling. I followed many reviewers suggestions and cut the amount of powdered sugar and doubled the coconut. However, this combination made waaaay too much for my needs, and I only ended up using half of the coconut filling mixture. Next time I will halve the recipe.

Reviewed On: Dec. 27, 2011

I was so optimistic about these cookies. However, they didn't turn out as nicely as I had hoped. We went through the reviews and made some of the suggested modifications (half butter/half shortening, mixing the crushed candy canes into the red dough, longer refrigeration time, sprinkling with sugar while hot, etc.) but the dough was still very crumbly and hard to work with. I also think we let the dough get too warm while we were shaping the cookies, and they ended up spreading a lot while baking. Overall, they still tasted good, which is why I'm giving 3 stars. If there is a next time, I will probably try shaping and baking about 4 cookies at a time to keep the dough from warming too much before going into the oven.

Reviewed On: Dec. 24, 2011

This was pretty easy, and turned out great. I used chicken legs and just sprayed the pan with olive oil. We were impressed that the skin managed to get so crispy.

Reviewed On: Aug. 7, 2011