Eskimo Snowballs


Quick no-bake snack with oats, rolled in either chopped nuts or coconut.

Makes about 30

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.


Reviews of Eskimo Snowballs:

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  A cookie baker  Dec 24, 2011
Would make this again.
So yummy. Hard to find a lactose free cookie recipe (just substitute margerine for lactose free margerine) that tastes good. As long as you chill them in the fridge for an hour or so, they are awesome! five stars

  Cookie lover in Boston  Dec 11, 2011
Would not make this again.
I made these a few weeks ago and was not crazy about them. I think it was a textural issue in that unless they are refridgerated they were soft and felt strange in the mouth. Once they set they were a little better. Also works better if you roll in coconut first and then the confectioners sugar otherwise they aren't white. I think I will stick to traditional no bake cookies. three stars

   Dec 3, 2011
Would make this again.
there good but its so gay it took like 6 pages to print all of it four stars

  A cookie baker in Boston  Dec 2, 2011
Would not make this again.
I just made these cookies and am not crazy about them. It's not so much taste as a textural issues, it just feels a little greasy in the mouth from the butter. The flavor isn't bad, and I found it worked better to roll them in the coconut then the confectioners sugar to make the coconut stick better. Maybe I will like them a little better when they firm up a bit more. two stars

  A cookie baker  Nov 28, 2011
Would not make this again.
barely stuck together. there is another snowball recipe that works way better! three stars

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