Martha Washington Candies

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper. Set aside.

Mix margarine, sugar and sweetened condensed milk in large mixing bowl. Add coconut, pecans, and vanilla; mix well, using a sturdy large spoon. Chill until firm enough to handle.

Form into small balls and place on prepared cookie sheets . Chill until very firm.

Melt chocolate chips in top pot of double boiler over simmering water. Using a toothpick, dip balls into melted chocolate. Let cool on wax paper.