Our Friends Sent Us Recipes

Hello again!

Are you ready for another great recipe? We have had several submitted this week and the one I have chosen for you has a strange title: "Mrs. Dollie's Boiled Cookies". I had never made boiled cookies until Mrs. Dollie sent me this recipe. She says some folks call them "Fudgies," but they are really boiled cookies, quick to make, never-fail, and delicious. Mrs. Dollie is a great-grandmother and she ought to know!

Preparations: Measure everything and have it ready before you begin cooking. Place a hot pad on the table or counter to set the pot on as you dip the cookies out. Place waxed paper on the table to put the cookies on.

Ingredients:

1 stick margarine
2 T. cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 cups outmeal (quick cooking kind)
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup chopped pecans

Cut margarine into small slices to melt faster. Bring margarine, sugar, cocoa, and milk to a boil on medium heat in a heavy boiler (sauce pan). When it comes to a full boil, cook for EXACTLY 1 1/2 minutes. (Use the second hand on your watch or clock to time it, stirring all the while.) Remove from heat and set the pot on the hot pad. Add oatmeal first and stir for 2 minutes. (Helps cook the oatmeal). Add peanut butter and vanilla and stir well. Add chopped pecans, stir again. and then drop by teaspoonfuls on the waxed paper. They will be soft for about 15-20 minutes. Wait patiently; then eat with gusto! Quick and easy to make for the grandkids or to share with a friend.

Enjoy your fudgies and don't forget to send in your recipe next week. See last week's post for instructions for sending it in. Copy and paste the form in an e-mail and send to annknowles03@aol.com.

Cooking with Love,
Ann