People couldn't stop eating them. I tried rolling them in cocoa as well and that was well received

These are totally easy and worht the time. I've made them for years and whether I take them to work or church, eveyone eats them till they're gone. NO changes needed. And chocolate doesn't belong in Irish potatoes.

Looks just like little potatoes. The taste is interesting and grows on you the more you eat them. Not my favorite though.

These were delicious. I've already been asked to make these again. I did have to add more coconut, the consistancy was too thin to roll into balls. Next time I will chill the mix before rolling it.

I made these last night and took them to work for a potluck. Everyone that tried them loved them. I cut back on the confectioners sugar by about a 1/2 cup, though. I also mixed in some cocoa power and confectioners sugar with the cinnamon. Chilling the mixture before rolling and then chilling again prior to coating them seemed to help a lot. I tapped each candy on the edge of a bowl to get the excess cinnamon mixture off so that it wasn't too overpowering.

I made these last night, and they turned out wonderful, just like the wonderful irish potatoes my neighbor used to make when I was a child. My family loved them too, especially my son, he keeps going back for more. I followed the recipe exactly and had no problem with consistency or rolling them. The only problem is they're addiciting, I couldn't stop eating them! Will definately make again.

This one was so much fun! I loved that I could just toss everything into the mixer and let it do all the work and my two year old had lots of fun shaping the candy with me. I actually doubled the recipe because I didn't want to use just half a stick of butter and cream cheese but I probably won't do it again. After rolling about half the candy I wished I was done since it makes plenty. I ran out of coconut so I threw in 1 cup of walnuts to balance it out. That worked really well and added a nice crunch here and there.

I feed a about 80 Veitnam Veterans and their significant others Saturday night. Besides the corn beef/cabbage this was the hit. Was quite comical because they all were expecting your tradional potato candy with peanut butter. They were pleasantly surprised. Very easy recipe would be great for a kid just starting in the kitchen. Taste is wonderful!!!*****

Just made these with the kids. Here's what I want to remember for last time. Every few minutes I had to stop and put the mix back into the fridge to firm up a bit before I could continue forming the balls. I think with these mods it will be a 5 star. It is too sweet (which is something I very rarely say). I will cut the sugar down to 3 cups - 2 and 1/2 cups into the mix and save about 1/2 cup to mix with the cinnamon to help cut it.

Just made them for St. Patrick's Day and they were easy and taste great. Thanks!

I used an enormous bowl to catch overflow, made recipe with an extra teaspoon of butter.After mixing, put into 2 sandwich bags,put in fridge for over an hour, and then used 3/4 teaspoon to portion and roll them into another sandwich bag filled with cinnamon to shake/coat them. quick and easy that way,the kids had a ball making them, without a huge mess.

This recipe yielded 40 potato candies, each was about 2 bites. Chilling in between steps is the key! Chill them for about 30 minutes after you mix in the coconut, then chill them another 30 minutes after shaping them, chill them about 20 minutes after rolling them in cinnamon. I used 1/2 tbsp of cocoa with every 1 tbsp cinnamon for the coating. After letting it set for about 20 minutes, I brushed the excess off with a basting brush.. I HIGHLY reccomend doing that, otherwise the coating is overwhelming. If you're not a cinnamon lover, I would suggest rolling them in just cocoa, I think I am going to try that next time. As is, the cinnamon taste is WAY to strong, for kids, I would definitely try the cocoa route.

These were fun to make. The kids helped me. They hit the spot just right. However they are incredibly sweet. I did make the balls a little smaller than usual because of the sweetness. But everyone at 2 family reunions loved them. Each adult was good with about 1-2 though. Will definatly make again.

So awesome. I had these when I was young at a little shop in Southhamptom,PA. They definately need to be chilled a little before shaping.Thanks for the recipe

These were cute, although not quite as cute as I imagined. I guess because to make them on such a small scale, they don't really resemble a potato. However, they tasted really good and my guests loved them. I like them, but they are really rich!

I never made these before, but always loved them from the store. This recipe was simple and turned out great. They are delicious. My boyfriend's review: "Yum! Just like the nuns used to make". Yes, that was a compliment! I used a good deal more cinnamon, but other than that, no changes to this recipe.