Recipe for cooking cocoa butter balls

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Oven Free Cookies

Cocoa Butter Balls

Posted by Tiffany at recipegoldmine.com 11/28/2001 8:39 am

2/3 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 Tbsp. water or coffee
1/2 Tbsp. rum
1/2 c. nuts, your choice (optional)
1 1/2 c. oatmeal (or more, if desired)
Powdered sugar

Cream butter and 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 batter to point it can be worked. Form into qt.er-size (about 1-in.) balls, roll in powdered sugar and serve.

Makes approximately about two dozen cookies.