Cherry Snowballs

Cherry Snowballs are great Christmas cookies. They are lightly sweetened oatmeal cookies with a maraschino cherry tucked inside, dipped in icing and then rolled in chopped flaked coconut.

Cherry Snowballs Christmas Cookie Recipe

1 cup softened butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
36 maraschino cherries, well drained

COATING:

2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 cups finely chopped flaked coconut

In a mixing bowl cream the butter, sugar, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats and salt and then gradually add to the creamed mixture.

Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Combine the sugar and enough of the milk to achieve smooth dipping consistency. Dip each cookie and then roll in the chopped flaked coconut.

These cookies are great for Christmas but if you try them once I think you'll be making them all during the year.

You Might Need:

• Atlas Deluxe Cookie Press

• Kitchen Supply Aluminum Half Size Sheet Pan 18-inch by 13-inch

• Calphalon 12-by-17-Inch Rectangular Nonstick Cooling Rack

• Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat