Drunken Snowballs

Name: Drunken Snowballs
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 4 tablespoons water; 1 teaspoon rum extract; 12 teaspoon vanilla extract; 6 tablespoons carob powder; 34 cup unsweetened carob chips; 1 12 cups granulated sugar; 4 cups rolled oats; powdered sugar, as needed, for rolling; sweetened flaked coconut, as needed, for rolling; chopped walnuts, as needed, for rolling

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
4 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon rum extract
12 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons carob powder
34 cup unsweetened carob chips
1 12 cups granulated sugar
4 cups rolled oats
powdered sugar, as needed, for rolling
sweetened flaked coconut, as needed, for rolling
chopped walnuts, as needed, for rolling

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar together.
2

Mixture should be light and fluffy.
3

Add water, rum, and vanilla and combine.
4

Add carob powder, chip, and oats.
5

Mix well.
6

Roll into small balls.
7

If dough is not sticking together well, splash a little water on it.
8

If desired, roll in chopped walnuts, or confectioner's sugar, or coconut, or a combination of all three.
9

*Carob (also known as St. John's bread) is the fruit of an evergreen tree that is native to the eastern Mediterranean-a delicious, vitamin-packed, virtually fat-free substitute for chocolate, with a bittersweet tang.
10

You can easily purchase carob powder and chips in your local health food store.