Swedish Coconut Balls

* Exported from MasterCook *

Swedish Coconut Balls

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Serving Size : 96 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking ammonia -- ammonium carbonate
1 pinch salt
2 cups coconut -- flaked
4 cups flour

Cream butter, shortening, sugar, vanilla. Sift flour with baker's ammonia and
salt. Stir in flour mixture and coconut.

Preheat oven to 325°F. Shape dough into balls the size of a walnut. Place
2 1/
2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 325°F oven for 15
minutes. Don't o
pen the oven door while cookies are baking.

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NOTES : I got this recipe from my cousin Jeannette. I have no idea where she g
ot it. She has acutally made it, but I've never found the baking ammonia.