This is an old recipe I remember making with my Mom in childhood. It is a very large recipe so when I made it recently I made half the cookie dough but made the full recipe of the marshmallow and what I did not use on the cookies I poured into an 8x8 pan. After it set I cut it into squares and then rolled them in coconut.
Cookie dough
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. cream of tartar (dissolved in a little vinegar~1tsp.)
4-5 eggs (if using small - 5 if using large - 4)
3 tsp. baking soda
6 1/2 cups flour
Mix as usual. Roll out and cut into shapes with cookie cutter. Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes. Cool on rack.
Marshmallow topping
2 pkgs. Knox gelatin
4 Tbsp. cold water
3/4 cup boiling water
2 tsp. vanilla ( or any flavoring of your choice)
1 1/2 cups white sugar
optional: food coloring
In a medium mixing bowl dissolve gelatin in cold water. Add boiling water stirring till blended. Add sugar and coloring then starting beating with a electric beater till thick. This takes about 12-15 minutes.
Dunk cookies or spoon marshmallow onto the cookies and dip into shredded coconut. Let cookies set before storing in between layers of waxed paper. Enjoy!!
Yield: A LOT!!!
I have this old, green, duotang scribler full of recipes that I started collecting in my childhood when I first discovered my love of cooking. This book is now tattered with pages falling out and recipes written on scrapes of paper shoved in among the pages. It is time to rewrite the recipes so thought I would share them with you! You probably will not see picture but you can know these are tried and true recipes!!
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