My mom called these "Unbaked Cookies" and I'm sure most of you have
a similar recipe tucked away somewhere.
For those who've lost theirs or are interested in a slightly different version, here is mine.
They are easy to make so enlist the help of the little ones.
As you can see, they are a hit with my grandchildren.
- Cover a large baking sheet with waxed or parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix oatmeal and coconut in a large bowl and set aside.
- Mix sugar and cocoa together in medium sized saucepan.
- Add milk and butter.
- Bring to a boil stirring constantly.
- When mixture has boiled, remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Immediately pour over oatmeal and coconut and mix well .
- Working quickly, drop by teaspoonfuls on to prepared baking sheet.
- Refrigerate until firm and then place in cookie tins.
- Keep in a cool place. Makes about 2 -2 1/2 doz. cookies.
My sister began calling them 'Dirty Cookies' when she was quite young because she got so dirty eating them. The name has stuck in our family ever since!
ReplyDeleteI remember making these...just like eating candy! ♥
ReplyDeleteLooks easy and delicious. Sandie
ReplyDeletei'm gonna make these with my kids today :) thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese look good, but I was going to consider using half the sugar.Would that work?
ReplyDeleteWendy - why don't you start by trying just 1/2 cup less and see how they turn out.
ReplyDeleteI'm always confused by coconut. Sweetened? Unsweetened? Fancy? Fine??
ReplyDeleteHelp! Is there a general rule in baking, because its not just this recipe,most recipes just say coconut, then you hit the baking aisle and.....too many options!
IS there a difference between oats and oatmeal? if I can use oats do I use quick oats or regular oats? this is kinda like no bake cookies with out the peanut butter. My daughter will be thrilled to make this since she's allergic to peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteTo answer some of your questions. I use fancy flaked or medium, sweetened coconut unless a recipe calls for unsweetened or fine. I also use the Quaker Quick oats to make these cookies. Hope you enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteWe have a volunteer fire department meeting tomorrow night; these will be quite the hit, thank you! and, they are a trifle different from my recipe.
ReplyDeleteThese are one of our favourite cookies. I almost always double the batch. And I always put them in the freezer as soon as possible because they can dry out so quickly. Freezing them keeps them nice and moist and chewy.
ReplyDeletefarts, cow plops, chocolate mountains, are what we used to call they. Top vanilla ice cream with this mixture and drop the rest into cookies.... delicious!
ReplyDeleteHow long do you boil the mixture? I remember having one recipe that said 3 minutes. How long do you do it? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI had these on my christmas table drizzled with red and green candy (molding) chocolate. They were a big hit. My recipe for them is entitled 'no-bake chocolate macaroons'. A friend passed it along, when I was a teen. Judy Martin
ReplyDeletesimple and tasty! the kind of treat that puts a large smile on your face :)
ReplyDeleteOh Dear, big "fail" on this recipe! As I was bringing the mixture to a boil, just as it was starting to bubble it seperated!!
ReplyDeleteAnyone know what I did wrong?
I have never made these with coconut but that sounds great! My recipe for these "hobnobs" (no idea where that name came from) includes 1/2c of peanut butter as well as 1 tsp of vanilla. I have been using 1/2c less of sugar lately and no one has noticed so I'm going to stick with that.
ReplyDeleteoh yum....I made these as a kid and mum lost the recipe. Been looking for ever for it, but only found the one with Peanut Butter in it. Good, but not the same flavor. Thanks for posting the recipe.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is the recipe I have as well, no peanut butter in it. I have made these with coconut oil instead of butter and I believe I also did it with honey instead of the sugar. They are so yummy!!
ReplyDeleteWhen substituting honey, do you use equal amount? One cup sugar = one cup honey?
DeleteCould raisins be added to these cookies? Would I need to reduce any of the other ingredients?
ReplyDeleteThese are incredibly sweet. I used unsweeted coconut, but they still turned out tooth-achingly sweet.
ReplyDeleteYou are right! They are sweet. Especially for adults. We seem to lose our attraction to sweet things as we age. (smile) However the children love them, as I did when I was a child and as an occasional treat, they are probably healthier than a chocolate bar. I think you might be able to reduce the sugar a bit and still have them turn out.
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