Swedish Chocolate Balls

Description
Swedish Chocolate Balls from the Wikibooks Cookbook—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
 * Cook Time: 20 minutes
 * Serves: 24

Ingredients

 * 8 dl (3¼ cups) oats
 * 3 dl (1¼ cups) sugar
 * 6 tbsp cocoa
 * 1 tbsp vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract, added with the coffee)
 * 150 g (⅔ cup) butter or margarine
 * 6 tbsp cold coffee
 * flaked coconut or pearl sugar

Directions

 * 1) Mix oats, sugar, vanilla sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl.
 * 2) Using your hands or a potato masher, incorporate the butter into the dry ingredients until the dough has an even consistency.
 * 3) Add the coffee and mix until incorporated.
 * 4) Fill a small bowl with flaked coconut or pearl sugar.
 * 5) With your hands, roll the dough into 3 cm (1 inch) diameter balls.
 * 6) Roll each ball in the coconut or pearl sugar and place on a tray.
 * 7) Chill chocolate balls for at least one hour before serving.