Eskimo Snowballs

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
4 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
1-1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 cups quick-cooking oats
powdered sugar
flaked coconut
chopped nuts

Cream butter with water and vanilla. Add sugar, cocoa, and oatmeal, mix well. Roll into 1-inch balls. Add more water if necessary to make the dough stick together. Divide the balls in half. Roll half the balls in confectioners sugar and coconut, then roll the other half in the chopped nuts. Refrigerate until serving.

Note: This is a no-bake recipe. Reviewers, please help us out and note the yield. Thanks!

Reviews of Eskimo Snowballs:

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  A cookie baker in a baker in Hershey, PA  Dec 23, 2008
Would make this again.
My girls loved these. I did reduce the cocoa to 4 TBSP as one baker recommended. I rolled them and then ut immediately in the 10x sugar but had to recoat later as they looked like meatballs instead of cookies. I think i may try putting on waxed paper and coat with 10x later and see how that is.(not sure if it would work or not) We also did not use the coconut or nuts- just 10x. I also didn't have quick oats and used rolled oats and my kids didn't mind at all. They really loved these. five stars

  sierra in Arizona  Dec 20, 2008
Would make this again.
I loved these cookies!!! they r very awsome and soooo easy to make!!!! 100% u will love them!! five stars

  Mike R. in Gulfport, MS  Dec 18, 2008
Would make this again.
My mother found this in a kids cookbook in the 50's. We have always made them for Christmas. Without the nuts or coconut though. My kids and I love these cookies, but no one we know has ever heard of them. five stars

  a cookie baker in Alberta, Canada  Dec 11, 2008
Would make this again.
This is the greatest thing in cookie history!!!!!!! I absolutely loved it!Although, we made it without coconut and nuts and threw some rice krispies in instead. five stars

  A cookie baker in St.John's, NFLD  Dec 10, 2008
Would make this again.
I love these, My mother has been making them since I was a little girl, I however really like the ones made with chocolate cake mix, less dry :) ;) five stars

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