OAT DELIGHTS

OAT DELIGHTS DROP COOKIES

2 cups white sugar
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup shredded coconut
3 cups instant oats (not the instant in pouches flavored kind)

COMBINE: sugar, cocoa, milk, margarine or butter in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Let boil 2-3 minutes stirring constantly; scraping sides as well. Add vanilla(will create a rapid boil)

Remove pot from stove; stir in coconut, stir in oatmeal. mix well, let sit 2 minutes; stir well again... drop by teaspoon-full or use a mini-meatball scoop; onto wax paper lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, cooled. freezes well between layer of wax paper.

Enjoy!!

CHOCOLATE COCKTAIL CHERRY BALLS

(Actual Picture of Chocolate Cherry Balls i scanned before a ceiling disaster pooched my scanner last year!!)

Now, this is a delicacy.. and quite addictive.. another sweet-treat i no longer make because i cannot resist them!! *sigh*

CHOCOLATE COCKTAIL CHERRY BALLS

WRAP Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup grated coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup finely chopped dates
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 egg beaten
red cocktail cherries with stem

Wrap Method:
MIX: ingredients above except cherries. Coat cherries with mix and form balls, with stem sticking out. Using palms to adhere mix to cherry, is best; as fingers tend to pull away the mix from cherry. Rinse hands very frequently, to remove dough sediment from balling.

CHILL: 3 hours(very important to do, to help chocolate quickly adhere) so BE patient, let them really chill.

Dipping CHOCOLATE Ingredients:
1 pack semi-seet chocolate chips
1/2 pack butterscotch chips
1/4 bar grated paraffin(approx. 1 cup)

Dipping Method:
Melt ingredients in double boiler. When liquid, dip cherries into chocolate mix. Place on wax paper lined cookie sheets or flat trays. Refrigerate until chocolate is hard.. approx. 3 hours or longer.

YIELD: approx. 3 1/2 dozen...
STORING: stores well in a tin, layered between wax paper, keep refrigerated until ready to use; i prefer them out of the fridge chilled, some like them room temp.

NOTE: i like to make a batch or two of these and gift-box them in nice tins to give as gifts when i am invited to a nice dinner ; ) oh.. did i mention they were addictive?

ENJOY!