Create Simple List of Websites

[luvsql]

I cannot seem to do something so simple in SP.  I need to create a list of URLs that are clickable.  I tried a basic custom list, but the URLs aren't clickable.  I tried the Quick Links webparts, but it only lets me use recently used links from within SharePoint.  Even the "From Link" that I simply paste in a URL says the URL is from outside of our organization.   All of these links will be external. 

Is this not possible?  For example, I want to list 5 websites and eventually add content types so they can be grouped.  

[#2]

The quick links works great with external URLS, long as they are https you can use them, it tells you are a warning but you can still save them and use them, have many systems we link too using the Quick links webpart.