Drunken Snowballs

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons carob powder
• 3/4 cup unsweetened carob chips
• 1 1/2 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

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar together. mixture should be light and fluffy.
• 2 add water, rum, and vanilla and combine.
• 3 add carob powder, chip, and oats. mix well.
• 4 roll into small balls. if dough is not sticking together well, splash a little water on it.
• 5 if desired, roll in chopped walnuts, or confectioner's sugar, or coconut, or a combination of all three.
• 6 *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. you can easily purchase carob powder and chips in your local health food store.