Irish Potatoes

Name: Irish Potatoes
Total time: 2700 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 1/2 cup Shredded sweetened coconut flakes; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 3 cup powdered sugar; 3 tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Erin @cook_3387305

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

Erin @cook_3387305

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

4 ozcream cheese, softened
1/2 cupbutter, softened
2 1/2 cupShredded sweetened coconut flakes
1 tbspvanilla extract
3 cuppowdered sugar
3 tbspground cinnamon
1 tbspunsweetened cocoa powder

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Steps

45 mins

1

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and butter. Beat until creamy.
2

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

Once the ingredients are well mixed, refrigerate, uncovered for about 30-45 minutes.
5

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

Toss the ball in the bag of cinnamon and shake until well coated.
8

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