Coconut and Cream Cheese Shamrock Candies
These candies have a consistency similar to the small mint candies often served at weddings and baby showers, but have a very different taste. To make these candies gather these items.
What you will need:
- ¼ cup softened butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups confectioners or powdered sugar
- 2 cups coconut
- Shamrock shaped cookie cutter
- Green sugar sprinkles
- Cookie sheet
- Wax Paper
- Mixer
- Large Bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Rolling pin
Directions:
1. Beat the butter and cream cheese until creamy.
2. Add the vanilla extract and half of the confectioner’s sugar and beat until mixed.
3. Add the rest of the confectioner’s sugar and the coconut and mix together with the spoon until it has a uniform consistency.
4. Roll the mixture out with a rolling pin and use the cookie cutter to cut out the candies. Or you can roll the mixture into balls and create three leaf clover shapes by pressing three balls together and adding a stem.
5. Put green sprinkles on each one quickly after making them, and press the sprinkles in a bit.
6. Leave the candies in the fridge for about 2-3 hours to let them dry and harden.