There is nothing quite so yummy as a bite into one of these temptations.Chocolate no-bake cookies became a dessert staple for most of us back in the sultry summer of '64. For others, the delectable delight was around long before that.
The magic for this treat was cooked up by Grandma. So it has that name. Some of us have followed in her footsteps. Just this past week, when DOD, Nancy and I were still in Chester, Mom made a batch. Hmm hmm good!
Grandma's no-bake cookies2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
Bring to a boil and stir for 1 1/2 minutes.* Remove from fire and add:
3 cups Quick Oats (Minute Oats)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet. Better if they set a few hours. Grandma writes, "I remove mine to paper toweling after a little while."
*Might need to be increased to 2 1/2 minutes at high altitude.
Enjoy! Variations and discussions about no-bake cookies can be found at allrecipes.com.
3 comments:
Pete, this pic is gorgeous!!
Hi, my name is Cory and I have tried to make these cookies, my mom used to make them in the Midwest, I now live in Utah @ 4500 feet, and I can't get them shiny like that! They are dry and gritty. Any ideas why? your recipe is the same as my mom's. I would love to hear any opinion you might have. email me at foreverfamily@adoptionisanactoflove.com
Thanks!
Well, I'll tell ya, Cory, I have tried to make these too, and ended up with shiny but rubbery results, probably because of the high altitude I live at. Honestly, when my family makes them in lower locations, the cookies do not have the shine that you see in the picture. However, whatever the rest of my family does results in a firm but smooth texture and not gritty. They are a bit dry, because our recipe calls for removing the cookies to a paper towel after setting a few hours. Is that what you do too?
I don't directly know the answer to your question. If you check in perhaps in a few days time or a week, maybe I can find a reason for you. In the meantime, besides the allrecipes.com site listed in the post, you should also check out http://chocolatenobakecookies.blogspot.com/ for a boatload of variations on no-bake cookies that should keep you happy for hours!
Best of luck!
Pete
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