Mint Snowballs

Submitted by hungrykitten

"From familyfun.com. The recipe did not state how many cookies it makes so I guessed."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 24 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup quick oatmeal

• Frosting

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mint extract
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• shredded coconut
• food coloring (red or green)

directions

1. Cream butter. Add sugar and cream until fluffy. Add water. Sift flour and salt, add to creamed mixture.
2. Blend in oats. Dough will be stiff. Shape dough in balls size of a walnut.
3. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in oven at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
4. For frosting, blend all ingredients except coconut.
5. When cookies are cool, roll top of cookies in frosting, then coconut.