Boiled Chocolate Oatmeal Drop Cookies
Makes 3 dozen • From the kitchen of Mary Katherine Wainwright
Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 heaping tablespoons cocoa or 2 squares chocolate, melted
1/2 cup milk (skim milk can be substituted)
3 cups dry oatmeal
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pecan pieces (optional)
Directions
Spray a pan with non stick cooking spray.
Melt butter slowly.
Add sugar, cocoa and milk.
Stir occasionally while the mixture comes to a boil.
Once the mixture comes to a boil, stir and boil the mixture for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add vanilla extract and stir mixture.
Quickly add the oatmeal (and nuts if using) and stir.
Drop by spoon onto greased cookie sheet or waxed paper and allow to cool uncovered.
Refrigerate cookies after 5 minutes.
If using the butter substitute, increase dry oatmeal to 3 1/2 cups to help thicken the mixture.
