No-Bake Cookies

Some call these Peanut Butter Balls. Not my mom. Nor me. They were No-Bake Cookies when I was a kid watching mom make them, and they will remain No-Bake Cookies now that I am all grown up and making them myself. The recipe even says so. Who am I to go against mom?

This is a pretty easy recipe. At first. Cream margarine, peanut butter and powdered sugar. Then add graham cracker crumbs, walnuts, coconut and vanilla. Then it gets a little more difficult. The dough must be worked by hand. Try a hand-mixer and you will burn out the motor. A stand-up mixer just isn't big enough to do a double batch and I would never consider making just a single batch. Form the dough into one-inch balls. It will be a bit crumbly so you'll need to pack them tightly.

In a double boiler, melt milk chocolate and some baking wax. Coat the balls in the chocolate and place them on waxed paper to set. I place the waxed paper on a cookie tray so I can place it in the freezer to expedite the setting of the chocolate.

Remember what went into this recipe and you won't need me to tell you these are simply delicious. Very very delicious. But don't just take my word for it. See for yourself.

Bon appétit!