Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 2 egg yolks, well beaten
  • 1 c. chopped nuts
  • 2 boxes Nabisco butter cookies
  • 1 pt. whipping cream
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 c. drained crushed pineapple
  • 2 stiffly beaten egg whites
  • shredded coconut

Method

  • Cream together butter, sugar, egg yolks, pineapple and nuts; fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
  • Stack cookies with mixture between as filling (use 3 cookies and 2 portions of mixture per serving).
  • Refrigerate on cookie sheet 3 to 4 hours.
  • Whip cream and sweeten to taste.
  • Cover each serving and shape into rounded ball.
  • Cover with shredded coconut.
  • Place each snowball on paper doily and return to refrigerator until serving time.
  • Then garnish with cherry or tiny red candles or holly sprig.