COCOA BUTTER BALLS
2/3 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon water or coffee
1/2 tablespoon rum
1/2 cup nuts, your choice (optional)
1 1/2 cups oatmeal (or more, if desired)
Powdered sugar
Cream butter and granulated
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 quarter-size (about 1-inch) balls, roll in
powdered sugar and serve.
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