No-Bake Chocolate Cookies (Chokladbollar)

Posting for ZWT6 and found online at Gretchen Cooks.com for Swedish recipes. These sound simple, quick and chocolately. This is what the recipe states: On Chokladbollar These are a popular Swedish treat. This easy recipe is a fun activity for a children's party. If you're concerned about the caffeine in the coffee - if you've been to a kid's party recently, you know they're wired enough - just substitute chocolate milk.)

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 7
• Yields: 15 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 6  tablespoons butter, softened
• 2  tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1  tablespoon coffee
•  coconut (or pearl sugar for rolling in)

Directions

1. Combine butter, sugar, oats (mind you don't use the instant packets), cocoa powder, vanilla, and coffee. Roll into balls about the size of a meatball. Roll balls in coconut or pearl sugar to decorate. Eat right away, or refrigerate, or freeze if you prefer a harder consistency.
2. Makes about 15.
3. On Pearl Sugar
4. pearl sugar is coarsely ground sugar used for decorating baked goods.