Oatmeal Snowballs Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F
• In the bowl of an electric mixer beat shortening, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla at medium speed until well blended and fluffy.
• Combine flour, oats, pecans and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until set and bottoms are light golden brown. Cool on cooling racks just until cool enough to handle. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar. Cool completely. Roll again in powdered sugar if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in water and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, oats and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Shape 1 tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are browned, 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , Stir together confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach a smooth dipping consistency. Dip cookies, then roll in coconut. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar and butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour; beat for 5 seconds. Add oats; beat for 5 seconds. Add coconut; beat for 5 seconds. Add walnuts; beat for 5 seconds. Add salt; beat for 5 seconds.
• Mix cherries into the butter mixture, beating until dough comes together and turns light pink from cherries, about 25 seconds.
• Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until slightly golden, 18 minutes. Remove from oven. Pour remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll warm cookies in sugar to coat. After rolling all of the cookies once, roll again in confectioners' sugar to coat.

Steps:

• Over low heat, melt chocolate chips with the condensed mik while stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Add marshmallows - mix well ensuring all marshmallows are coated.
• Drop by tablespoonful into coconut and roll into balls in the coconut.
• Chill for several hours.