COCONUT MOUNDS

*COCONUT MOUNDS*
Makes 30 These little mounds are a traditional Christmas sweet that my sister-in-law has been faithfully making for more than 30 years. They may become one of yours!

1/4 cup	Butter	50 mL
2 cups	Sifted icing sugar	500 mL
1/4 cup	Light cream	50 mL
3 cup	Flaked coconut	750 mL
1/2 tsp	Vanilla	2 mL
3 squares (3 oz)	Semi-sweet chocolate	90 g
2 tsp	Butter	10 mL

Heat 1/4 cup [50 mL] butter in saucepan over moderate heat until golden brown. Remove from heat, stir in sugar, cream, coconut and vanilla. Drop mixture by heaping teaspoon on wax paper in mounds. Shape each mound with fingers into a a cone shape. Let stand until firm. Melt chocolate and 2 tsp [10 mL] butter together. Dip the bottom of each mound into chocolate mixture and put on wax paper to set. Note:These may be made ahead and frozen.