Bonbons

1 cup margarine, softened

2 pounds confectioners sugar, sifted

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

3 cups coconut

1 cup finely chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons shortening

In large bowl, combine margarine, confectioners sugar, condensed milk, coconut, chopped walnuts and vanilla. Stir well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until mixture has thickened enough to roll into balls. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together, but not touching, on cookie sheets. Freeze until hard.

While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with waxed paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler, over, not in, simmering water. Stir until melted. Using a toothpick or a fork, dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to dry. When chocolate has hardened, store bonbons in plastic bag in the freezer.