*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                          Swedish Coconut Balls

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

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   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.