Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

These are GREAT!!!! I have been making 2 batches. One regular and one with chunky or creamy peanut butter and they are delicious!

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Melody

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

I had to 'make' my own evaporated milk by putting 8 ounces in a saute pan and reducing to 4. I followed TC McCooke's advise and let the liquid boil for 3 minutes. Tasted great, scarily simple.

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2009

Wonderful, easy recipe! We absolutely can't use peanut butter because of a peanut allergy, but they turned out absolutely wonderful! We also eliminated the nuts but followed the recipe otherwise to the letter.

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GaPeachMommy

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2009

This mixture for me was less like cookies and more like the texture of krispy rice treats or granola bars. It was setting up so fast I had to stop making drop cookies and simply pressed the mixture into a glass pan lined with wax paper. Then I cut them into squares. Still delicious, yummy and easy to make. I did not experience any runnyness or problems setting up the cookies. Maybe it was the fact that I substituted half the sugar for Splenda or that I used whipped butter substitute spread. Could be the fact that I live in the desert in Arizona. Can't say, but I definitely will make this recipe again! Cookies or squares, doesn't matter. I took some to my Mother and she was delighted with them!

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C Weber

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

Love this! Boiling the mixture is a must, and next time I plan on throwing a little bit of peanut butter in there too, it's almost begging for it. What a texture treat!

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2008

My family has made these cookies for years. Back beyond my great grandmother, we dont use evaporated milk, no nuts but the use of peanut butter is a MUST.You MUST MUST MUST boil the mixture for 3 to 4 minutes. Then they will set up. We make them without the cocoa as well and just have peanut butter ones. We also do not use quick oats.

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2008

Very yummy. My Hubby likes them. :)

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Tabitha

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2008

I agree with other reviewers that this recipe has a delicious flavor. However, yes, not so instant. It took a long while for these puppies to set. I put them in the freezer for a while (30+ min), and they were still rather syrup-y and bendable. Then I left them on the counter overnight, and they are much harder this morning. I'd say that they are really more like oatmeal candies than cookies. All in all, a tasty experiment, but I'll probably just bake oatmeal cookies next time I have a hankering.

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Justine Garrett

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008

never make these if the humidity is high or if it is raining. they will never set--will always be sticky.

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Reviewed: May 7, 2008

i made these cookies with apple cinnamon instant oatmeal, and they were wonderful. DON"T FORGET: let the chocolate, sugar, and butter BOIL for about 3 minutes!!!

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TC McCooke

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2007

Quick and easy. BIG HINT: Let the syrup mixture boil (and I mean rolling boil) for 3 minutes. This will let the syrup turn into a fudgy binding that WILL set up in the fridge. Just make sure it doesn't boil over. If you do that, they will set perfectly every time.

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2007

I also found this recipe to be too runny. But it was fine when you let the mixture set for about an hour. So I would say they are not so instant. I also added some coconut to the mixture and they taste fantastic! I will make this again!

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Catherine from Surrey, BC

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2007

Since I don't like peanut butter and my husband and kids don't like coconut, I thought this recipe was a good option. As I started making a batch, I realized that I didn't have any cocoa powder. I'm not a chocoholic, so I simply made this batch without any cocoa. In addition to not using the cocoa powder, I decreased the sugar to just 1 1/2 cups, and added the salt and vanilla to the butter/milk/sugar mixture. I also omitted the nuts and added another cup of oats. I had read previous reviews that indicated their cookies were gooey and didn't set up, hence substituting the additional oats for the nuts. I also let the liquid mixture boil for two minutes. DO NOT OVERBOIL, THOUGH! Lastly, because my kids love chocolate, I sprinkled mini M&Ms on the tops of the cookies. Do NOT stir the M&Ms into the hot mixture, they will melt. I did need to push the mini M&Ms into the cookies a little bit so that they wouldn't fall to the base of the cookies. All in all, I think my version is tasty and colorful. You can use certain color M&Ms for holidays and use school colors for bake sales and sporting events. One last hint. My kids went wild when they saw the finished product, but I needed the cookies to cool off. When they weren't looking, I simply placed my wax paper lined cookie sheet (with the cooling cookies) into our (cold) oven and set the timer for 30 minutes. I found this to be a great way to hide the temptation until the cookies were truly ready.

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Reviewed: May 20, 2007

These are fantastic. So delicious! I didn't have evaporated milk, so I used regular cow's milk instead. Very good recipe.

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2007

AH HA! Oatmeal cleverly disguised in chocolate! My youngest daughter "hates" oatmeal, I had her read the recipe while she was licking the spoon. I had no problems with the cookies setting up, instead of nuts, I added 1 cup of semi-sweet chips with the oatmeal. They melted right away into the mixture, but it still turned out great!

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2007

I loved these!!! I halved the recipe, did not use the pecans and used fat-free evaporated milk, and they still came out great. The other thing I changed was that I added the salt directly to the milk mixture (I just thought it would mix better that way), and the vanilla also (for the same reason), but I added it after I removed it from the heat. I let it boil for a good minute and half, and after I mixed in the oats (I used instant) I also added semi-sweet chocolate chips, 'cause I'm a chocoholic;) They set up great for me, and I will certainly make again, thank you for these!!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2007

The cookies were definitely good! I suggest a low boil for 1 minute. This will cook the sugar down a bit more and help solidify the cookies. Also, putting them in the fridge for about a 1/2 hour helps as well.

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Reviewed: May 12, 2006

Yummy! T These are just like the one's my mom made when I was little because they don't contain peanut butter, which we both hate. And, just like when I was little, I can't wait for them to cool... I'm digging in even before they've hardened!! My kids love them, too! Thanks for letting me continue the tradition!

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2006

good taste, but also did not firm up for me. I took half the receipe and added shredded coconut and still not firm, but tastier-sort of a german chocolate cookie. Wonder if it could be the humity? They are still in the fridge/freezer.....

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2006

These are frighteningly addicting! Needed to use up some evaporated milk and came across this recipe. Accidentally skipped the vanilla and did 2 scant cups of sugar. I let it boil for a couple minutes to be sure the sugar dissolved, stirring constantly. I dropped these onto wax paper on cookie sheets and made them pretty small and let them set up in the freezer for about 15 minutes and they were perfect! Better go eat my tenth one now!

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