Green Grassy Cow Patties

Title:
Green Grassy Cow Patties

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Kids,
Halloween,
Gross




Ingredients:





     3 oz Package lime jello


     1 c  Hot water


     1 c  Sweetened shredded coconut


   1/2 lb Butter, softened


   2/3 c  Firmly packed brown sugar


   1/4 c  Sugar


     2    Eggs


     2 tb Milk


     2 ts Vanilla


 1 3/4 c  Flour


     1 ts Baking soda


   1/2 ts Salt


 2 1/2 c  Old fashioned oats


     1 c  Chopped walnuts


     1 c  Currants





-----------------------------------TOOLS-----------------------------------


     2 sm Bowls


       lg Mixing bowl


          Slotted spoon


          Paper towels


       lg Spoon


          Cookie sheet


          Spatula


          Wire coolling rack





 With an adult's help, preheat oven to 375F.


 


 Mix jello and hot water in a small bowl. Stir until jello is dissolved. Add


 the shredded coconut, stir and set the bowl aside.


 


 Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs, milk and vanilla and


 beat again. Set aside.


 


 Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Add this to the


 big bowl and stir well. Stir in oats, nuts and currants and mix.


 


 With a slotted spoon, separate the shredded coconut from the gelatin and


 set the coconut on a few paper towels to drain. Place another 2 paper


 towels on top of the coconut and press, squeezing out any liquid. The


 leftover jello is not needed. Add a cup of


 


 Spoon out tablespoon sized lumps of dough and place them 1-2" apart on an


 ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9-10 minutes until golden brown. Allow lumps


 (which should now be shaped like steaming patties) to cool on cookie sheet


 for 1 minute. Then, put on wire


 


 From the Book: Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House ISBN 0-679-86693-0


 


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