Coconut mounds filled with cherries and chocolate chips. These little morsels make a cute little addition to your plate of sweets.
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but this year especially, I am keeping these recipes simple. I have a three year old – suffice to say that life is busy and mama’s tired. Not too tired to bake these though.


- 4 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 2/3 cup maraschino cherries, patted dry and finely chopped
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Chop the cherries and pat them dry quite well.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine coconut, chocolate chips, cherries, salt, and sweetened condensed milk.
- Stir until combined.
- Scoop out dough by rounded tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until tips of coconut are just starting to brown.
Makes about 3 dozen
14 oz (about 4 cups) sweetened shredded coconut
2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 tsp salt
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup maraschino cherries, patted dry and finely chopped
Preheat the oven to 325F.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Chop the cherries and pat them dry quite well.
In a large bowl combine coconut, chocolate chips, cherries, salt, and sweetened condensed milk.
Stir until combined.
Scoop out dough by rounded tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheet. Be sure not to make the mounds too big.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until tips of coconut are just starting to brown.