Coconut Snowmen

Coconut balls dipped in white chocolate.. wearing chocolate dipped marshmallows..make the cutesr Christmas candy. Perfect for gifting

4 cups sweetened shredded coconut, coarsely chopped
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups vanilla or white chips
2 packages (11-1/2 ounces each) milk chocolate chips
1 package (10 ounces) large marshmallows
Black, orange and red decorator icing
Green leaf-shaped decorator candies

• In a large bowl, combine the coconut, confectioners' sugar, milk and butter. 
• Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls
• Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. 
• Loosely cover and chill for 1-1/4 hours or until firm.
• In a microwave, melt vanilla chips at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. 
• Microwave in additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
• Dip balls in melted chips; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. 
• Chill until firm, about 15 minutes. 
• Set aside remaining melted vanilla chips.
• In a microwave, melt semisweet chips on high for about 1 minute; stir. 
• Microwave in additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
• For hats, dip each marshmallow in chocolate
• Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, allowing excess to drip down. 
• Swirl the marshmallows in chocolate on waxed paper to create hat brims. 
• Chill until firm, about 15 minutes.
• Level the top of coated coconut balls. 
• Attach marshmallows hats, using reserved melted vanilla chips. 
• With black icing, add eyes and a mouth to each face; with orange icing, add a nose. 
• Use red icing and leaf candies for holly on hats. 
• Store in an airtight container.

Recipe: Taste of Home