Note: Also called “Unbaked Cookies”
These are a bit tricky to make … not so much in the mixing of ingredients, more in forming the cookies themselves. These take a bit of practice and patience — and it helps if you make them on a day that the air is dry! (moisture in the air makes them take longer to dry/set)
This recipe came from my grandmother. I don’t know where she got it, but my mother used it all of my life. They are really easy to mix up, and spooning them out into ball-like shapes (or “heaps” LOL) takes a bit of practice.
The great thing about these cookies are: it doesn’t care how bad you think they look, they still taste great!
This is a photo of the recipe card that my mother has:
Little by little, I’m trying to get digital copies of the recipes that my mother has that I love …
Recipe Source: my grandmother, by way of my mother
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
3 cups uncooked oatmeal
1 cup coconut
6 tablespoons (unsweetened) cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup nuts
Directions:
Combine sugar, butter and milk in saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes. Combine all other ingredients in a large bowl. Pour hot mixture over and mix well. Drop onto a large sheet of wax paper using tablespoons.
Cookies are best stored after they have “set” (dried completely and are not sticky anymore).
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