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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  nancy in orange park,fl.  Sep 22, 2008
Would make this again.
love these cookies,will make them again five stars

  A cookie baker in Bournemouth  Sep 15, 2008
Would not make this again.
I Made It And Sorry To Say Ths but I Didnt Like It One Bit one star

  Brittany in Canton, Oh  Apr 14, 2008
Would make this again.
they are easy to make, and they are very good. I would Make them again. five stars

  A cookie baker in Vancouver, BC Canada  Feb 12, 2008
Would make this again.
I have made these cookies twice with my college students. They love them! You can use this recipie for any holiday, just change the things you roll them in. I'm making them for Valentines and rolling them in red sprinkles! The yeild is 4 dozen for this recipie :) five stars

  Anne in Upstate NY  Dec 23, 2007
Would not make this again.
If you like raw cookie dough then you will love these cookies. They would taste much better if baked. Maybe I should of baked the. Yuck! Sorry one star

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