Eskimo Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 place butter or margarine in medium size mixing bowl. let stand on the kitchen counter about 1/2 hour or until and easy to stir (or soften butter in a glass cup or bowl at low power in the microwave oven for about 1 minute).
• 2 add sugar. cream (or blend) butter or margarine and sugar with wooden spoon until smooth and creamy. add water, cocoa and oatmeal. mix well.
• 3 cover with plastic wrap. chill in refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
• 4 pour powdered sugar into small dish. with spoon, cut off small piece of dough (about size of walnut) and shape into ball. roll ball in powdered sugar.
• 5 store cookies in covered container in refrigerator.