Description:

An easy childhood favorite.

Source:

susanm

Serves/Makes:36 balls

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 sticks butter
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) sugar
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) water
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) vanilla
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) cocoa
• 2 cups (475 ml) uncooked oats
• powdered sugar

Preparation

• Put butter in bowl and let stand until soft; beat well.
• Beat in sugar.
• Mix in water, vanilla and cocoa.
• Stir in oats.
• Store overnight in refrigerator.
• Shape into 36 balls (on wax paper).
• Roll in powdered sugar.
• Keep cookies in refrigerator.

Comments

This recipe comes from Mary Alden's Cook Book for Children published by Wonder Books in 1955. As a child I thought this was gourmet cooking (if I'd known the word gourmet). Making them now, I still love them but they bring to mind my kids love of raw cookie dough. A very easy recipe. I just wish I could share the fun illustrations that go with the recipe. For cookbook collectors, this one is great!