Submitted by Shelly
Also known as "haystacks", Porcupine Cookies are my FAV cookie EVER! And every time I eat them, I feel like a 10 year old standing at my Mom's elbow wanting to eat them right out of the pot!
Porcupine Cookies are a perennial favourite at bazaars & bake sales and a super treat to send to school on birthdays and party days. They are a quick cookie that doesn't require turning on the oven at all. Here's my mom's recipe - but you'll want to double or quadruple it... trust me, you'll have no trouble getting rid of them!
Ingredients:
1 c. coconut
3 c. dry oatmeal (Quick cooking)
2 c. sugar
1/3 c. cocoa powder
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. milk1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Mix coconut and oats in large bowl and set aside.
- Mix sugar, cocoa, butter and milk in heavy saucepan.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
- Bring to boiling point and boil for about 3 or 4 minutes (until soft ball stage).
- Remove from burner and add vanilla.
- Immediately add to bowl of coconut and oats; mix until blended.
- Drop from teaspoon onto wax paper and let stand until cool. These set up rather fast, so work quickly.
- Eat until you feel queasy while making a second batch to share with friends. Enjoy!
