Has anyone ever heard of Irish Potato Candy? I was the Event Manager for a wedding reception at the K of C Hall I belong to and they had two dishes of them sitting on the cake table. Every time I had to go past them I palmed one until I got back in the kitchen. You can not EAT JUST ONE!!! I logged on the Internet as soon as I got home and Googled "Irish Potato Candy." There were several different (duh!!!) recipes. I cut and pasted the one they used to my recipe file in WORD.
Irish Potato Candy
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
4 cups confectioner's sugar
2 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Preparations
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth
Add the vanilla extract and confectioner's sugar; beat until smooth.
Using your hands if necessary, mix in the coconut.
Roll into balls about the size of a small almond and form a "potato."
Roll in the cinnamon.
Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set.
If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color.
You WILL want to double this recipe.....and hide half.......use the Sargent Shultz's Defense....."Hogan...I know nothing.......nothing!!!"
I bet these would be good with a little cayenne pepper in the cinnamon......Hmmmmm....
Ray
Irish Potato Candy
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
4 cups confectioner's sugar
2 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Preparations
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth
Add the vanilla extract and confectioner's sugar; beat until smooth.
Using your hands if necessary, mix in the coconut.
Roll into balls about the size of a small almond and form a "potato."
Roll in the cinnamon.
Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set.
If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color.
You WILL want to double this recipe.....and hide half.......use the Sargent Shultz's Defense....."Hogan...I know nothing.......nothing!!!"
I bet these would be good with a little cayenne pepper in the cinnamon......Hmmmmm....
Ray