Cocoa Butter Balls
Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon water or coffee
1/2 tablespoon rum
1/2 cup nuts, your choice (optional)
1 1/2 cups oatmeal (or more, if desired)
Powdered sugar
Directions:
Cream butter and granulated sugar.
Mix cocoa powder and coffee or water, and add to butter mixture. Mix rum, nuts and oatmeal, adding more oatmeal if mixture is too loose, and add to previous mixture.
Chill for at least 3 hours for easy manipulation. Form into quarter-size (about 1-inch) balls, roll in powdered sugar and serve.
Makes approximately two dozen cookies.
2/3 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon water or coffee
1/2 tablespoon rum
1/2 cup nuts, your choice (optional)
1 1/2 cups oatmeal (or more, if desired)
Powdered sugar
Directions:
Cream butter and granulated sugar.
Mix cocoa powder and coffee or water, and add to butter mixture. Mix rum, nuts and oatmeal, adding more oatmeal if mixture is too loose, and add to previous mixture.
Chill for at least 3 hours for easy manipulation. Form into quarter-size (about 1-inch) balls, roll in powdered sugar and serve.
Makes approximately two dozen cookies.
