Mint Snowballs
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
2 Cups flour
1 Cup margarine, softened
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 Cup sifted powder sugar
2 tsp water
1 Cup quick cooking oatsRecipe
Cream butter, add sugar gradually, creaming it in
Blend in water
Stir in dry ingredients gradually. The dough will be quite stiff
Shape into small balls with hands
Place on ungreased cookie sheets
Bake in slow oven, 325 for 25-30 minutes
Cool on cake racks
When cool, frost and roll in coconut
Mint Frosting
2 Cups sifted powder sugar
1/4 Cup milk
1/2 tsp mint extract
Green food coloring
2 boxes shredded coconut
Stir sugar gradually into milk
Add a few drops of green food coloring for a pale green color, more if you like a darker green
Using 2 forks as a pair of tongs, dip cooled cookies into frosting, then roll and coat well with coconut
These may be frozen
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