AuthorRetroRuth
From Mail Box News, December, 1966
Tested Recipe!
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1 cup butter
½ cup sifted confectioner's sugar
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups rolled oats
Red or green candied cherries
2 cups flaked coconut
Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup milk
2 drops green food coloring
2 drops mint extract
1
Cream butter with sugar, salt, water, and vanilla. Add flour and beat until blended. Stir in oats. Shape dough around whole cherries into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
2
Bake in a 325-degree oven for 18 to 20 mins. Cool on racks.
Dip cooled cookies into the frosting, then roll in coconut. Let dry on racks.
Frosting
3
Combine sugar, milk, food coloring and extract. Beat until smooth.
CategoryChristmas, Christmas Cookies, Cookies, Desserts, Season & Holiday
Ingredients
1 cup butter
½ cup sifted confectioner's sugar
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups rolled oats
Red or green candied cherries
2 cups flaked coconut
Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup milk
2 drops green food coloring
2 drops mint extract
