Coconut Easter Eggs
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 11:36pm

Ingredients




1/2 pound  (2 sticks) butter
1/4 pound paraffin wax
5 ounces cream cheese
2 packages 10x sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Dash of salt
7 ounces shredded coconut
1 egg
1 (8 oz) bar Baker's semi-sweet chocolate
1 (8 oz) bar Baker's bitter chocolate

Preparation

1 Blend butter and cream cheese until light and creamy. 2 Add egg; beat again.  3 Add 1 box of sugar gradually.  4 Beat in vanilla and salt.  5 Add another box of sugar and beat.  6 Add coconut and milk.  7 Chill 1/2 hour, then form into eggs and chill again. 8 CHOCOLATE: Melt chocolates and wax in top of double boiler.  9 Dip eggs.  10 Put in freezer.  11 Dip again. 12 Keep refrigerated.