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Coconut Jays

SUBMITTED BY: June Kelly PHOTO BY: diane b.

"This is a Christmas favorite of ours."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 21 stars. This recipe average a 4.1 star rating.
Read Reviews (17)
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  5 Min
READY IN  2 Hrs 25 Min
Original recipe yield 24 cookies

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

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

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.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by JOSIE
I was looking for something similar to the chocolate coconut bars I tried from this site, but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2007 by bakiesnotcookies
Omg. These were DELICIOUS! I listened to the other reviews and reduced the amount of butter by... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2007 by Julie
These were okay. Not entirely what I was expecting. There's FAR too much butter in the recipe.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2006 by TMSTRONG98
These are really good but in my opinion the recipe calls for way too much butter! When I was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 1, 2005 by SCHELLYBEAN
Absolutely unreal! So easy..great for the kids to get involved. It was so tasty..that we had... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2007 by Ivayla
I thought they were a bit heavy but everybody loved them. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2007 by csb
Very good. Would have been too sweet with sweetened chocolate. I did not end up with too much... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2007 by Christina
This recipe was awesome! My husband who is not a fan of anything too sweet loved it. Next time... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2007 by MrsCdnFrog
Great for my sweet toothed husband. Next time I'm going to make the balls bite sized instead... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2007 by Bernice
I got a lot of compliments on these at Christmas. Too Sweet for me. MORE

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