Coconut Balls

1 C butter or margarine softened
1/4 C sifted powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp water
2 C sifted flour
1 C chopped pecans
18 oz (3 C) shredded coconut, cut fine. Assorted food colorings.

Thoroughly cream butter, sugar, vanilla. Stir in water. Add flour & mix well. Stir in nuts. Roll in 1 inch balls. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 300 degrees for 20 minutes or until delicately browned. Cool thoroughly before removing from pan. Dip in frosting & roll in tinted coconut (pink, yellow, green) To tint coconut: place coconut in a jar, add a few drops of food coloring, cover, shake until color uniform.

Frosting:
4 C sifted powdered sugar
1/2C milk
Gradually add milk to sugar. Blending until smooth