No Bake Butter Ball Cookies

Submitted by Recipe Junkie

"I got this out of a special holiday section of the newspaper, submitted by Sandy Robbins from Topeka, KS. Chilling time counts as baking time."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 12-14

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups rolled oats
• red cinnamon candies (optional) or pecans (optional)

directions

1. Beat butter until creamy.
2. Add sugar and beat well.
3. Add water, vanilla and oats.
4. Blend well and chill.
5. Shape dough into small balls.
6. Roll them into chopped nuts, colored sugar, chocolate or coconut.
7. Decorate with gumdrops, candied cherries, chocolate chips, red hots or pecans.
8. Store in the refrigerator.