I love to find easy and quick things that can make Christmas extra special but don't take much time to do.Here's a great Cookie Receipe that is so quick and easy that you'll make it over and over throughout the year. If you are in a Cookie swap, this is the perfect cookie. Everyone loves them and its so quick to cook up a larger batch. Cookie swaps with friends are a great idea to obtain a variety of cookies without the added effort and time. Have a girls night party to swap the cookies. Only one pot gets dirty so clean up is a snap.
Ingredients
1/2 C Margarine
1/2 C Milk
2 C Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
3 C Rolled Oats
1C Coconut
1/4-1/2 C Cocoa
Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil. Boil for 4 minutes then add vanilla. In a seperate bowl, mix together oats, coconut and cocoa. If you don't have coconut, just add 1 more Cup rolled oats. After margarine, sugar and milk have boiled quickly mix all ingredients together. Make sure well mixed. Drop by the spoonful on waxed paper cookie sheets. Cool then enjoy. Simple, quick to clean up and fool proof.
Easy No Bake Chocolate Treats
Here's another Christmas Baking idea that is so quick and easy the kids can help!!
Fill a pot with water and boil, set a bowl (metal works best) on top so the bottom is in the boiling water. Add chocolate and stir until melted. (Try different varieties of chocolate). Stir in some add ins and then spread out on a buttered cookie sheet and let cool, I usually freeze it. Once cooled break into bite sized pieces.
Ideas for add ins - get creative mix in more than one:
Craisons
Raisons
Any cut up dried fruit
Pistachios
Almonds
Peanuts
Crushed oreo cookies
Crushed chocolate cookies
Crushed Candy Canes
Pieces of pretzels
Ginger Snaps
Dare makes these thin wafer cookies - work really well.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Baking!!!
Other No Bake Cookies ideas. For an easy cookie recipe try Brown Sugar Drop Cookies
Craft idea Christmas Wreath Pins
