Irish Potatoes

Erin
Erin @cook_3387305
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I was raised in Philadelphia. These tasty little treats were made by my Irish grandmother every year for St. Patrick's Day.

Irish Potatoes

I was raised in Philadelphia. These tasty little treats were made by my Irish grandmother every year for St. Patrick's Day.

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Ingredients

45 mins
  1. 4 ozcream cheese, softened
  2. 1/2 cupbutter, softened
  3. 2 1/2 cupShredded sweetened coconut flakes
  4. 1 tbspvanilla extract
  5. 3 cuppowdered sugar
  6. 3 tbspground cinnamon
  7. 1 tbspunsweetened cocoa powder

Cooking Instructions

45 mins
  1. 1

    In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and butter. Beat until creamy.

  2. 2

    Scrape down side of bowl. Add vanilla and coconut. Beat again until combined.

  3. 3

    Slowly add in powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing after each and scraping down the sides of the bowl. Be sure to start your hand mixer on the lowest setting at first or you WILL end up in a cloud of sugar.

  4. 4

    Once the ingredients are well mixed, refrigerate, uncovered for about 30-45 minutes.

  5. 5

    In a plastic storage bag, combine cinnamon and cocoa. Set aside.

  6. 6

    Now comes the fun part. Remove coconut blend from the refrigerator. Using a tablespoon measure, scoop out some of the mixture and Rollin your hands to form a ball.

  7. 7

    Toss the ball in the bag of cinnamon and shake until well coated.

  8. 8

    Store in a plastic container or serve in mini cupcake papers.

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