Unbaked Cookies

Swan Valley Tammi's Note:

A very uninspired name, that's for sure, but I bet you'll remember them anyway once you've tried them! A recipe from 'The Mennonite Treasury of Recipes,' this is still a favourite among every Mennonite family that I know! My mom never wanted to make these for me as a kid, I guess because they're terribly sweet (and you know how bad sugar is for kids!!), but now that I don't live under my parents' roof anymore, I can make them as often as I want. Problem is, between my husband, daughters and I, even a double batch doesn't last very long!! I usually do use a little less sugar because mom was right, they are quite sweet. Freezes really well -- if they make it to the freezer! (Yield is approximate; depends how big you make your cookies.)

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 dozen

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring first 3 ingredients to a boil.
2. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients and add milk/sugar/butter mixture.
4. Mix thoroughly and drop by tablespoons onto wax paper-lined cookie sheets to harden. Place in fridge or freezer to speed the process.

Reviews

[iglowforyou]

Chewy and fudgy. I'm from Saskatchewan and these cookies are pretty common here, I can't imagine anyone not knowing them. I like them chewy, "shiny".. I have had many batches come out drier than I like and crumbly. The poster who said that cooking time is everything was bang on. I started timing just when it came to a rolling boil, dumped in my dry ingredients at 3 minutes and removed from heat right away. I also cut sugar to 1.5c and added about half cup of peanut butter. Perfect! Thank you!

[Chef #1337599]

Very good, came out perfectly and tasted just like mom's...will also try this with peanut butter which was another version my mom made.

[Lori Alcorn]

Yeah, I finally found the version of this recipe that my mom used, I kept finding one with chinese noodles in it, not rolled oats! My diet just may suffer now that I've found this recipe: )