My mother always made these bonbons around Christmas time. Now, I love to carry on the tradition of this delicious sweet confection.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 2 hrs
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 75
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 3 cups flaked coconut
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
Steps
- Mix butter, confectioners’ sugar, condensed milk, coconut, chopped walnuts, and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until mixture has thickened enough to roll into balls, about 2 hours.
- Roll bonbon mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together, but not touching, on cookie sheets. Freeze until hard.
- While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with waxed paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler, over simmering water; stir until melted.
- Dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate using a toothpick or a fork. Place on waxed paper to dry.
