Let the kids make the cookie balls and roll them in the nuts.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup maraschino cherries (chopped and drained)
(See below for recommended cherries from Amazon!)
3/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
2 cups quick cooking oats
Nuts ground fine to roll balls in
Preparation:
Beat sugar, butter, vanilla, cherries and coconut.
Mix in rolled oats. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Shape the mixture into 1" balls
Roll the balls in the chopped nuts.
Storage:
Store airtight in the refrigerator.
Fun Ideas:
Make the balls into shapes like snowmen, ornaments, and other things you can form from the balls!
Have fun!
Teri
Note: Make sure you are doing this with children who do not have a nut sensitivy or allergy!
Recommended Cherries:
Get only the best Luxardo Gourmet Maraschino Cherries - 360g Jar