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Candy or cookie?
Cookie or candy?
According to this initial recipe from Nate’s Mimi one can’t be too sure!
It’s similar to this recipe from Cookin’ Canuck, but I decided to put my own twist on it. Why? Because I didn’t have any graham crackers, oleo, or pecans. Hey, finances are a big part of our New Year’s resolutions…and apparently so is creativity from now on!
So what did I do differently? I had Nilla wafers and shredded coconut as the base:
Just used butter and sugar for the topping:
And topped the whole shebang with chopped macadamia nuts. A little island fusion if you will.
But let’s get down to business here: these taste like heaven. And no doubt the actual recipe does too! Buttery, sugary, crunchy…your mouth will go wild! The only thing I would change at all is using more Nilla wafers and less coconut mainly because it would be a more stable cookie/candy.
Not there’s anything wrong with crumbly though, if that’s your thing!
I’m very much drooling right now as I write this post. Nate and I just sampled it a little last night, but after editing all these photos and reliving that moment? Yeah…it’s a really good thing I’m not in my kitchen right now. It’d all be over if I was!
CANDY COOKIES (original recipe from Nate’s Mimi)
- 1 package graham crackers
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 stick butter
- 1 stick oleo
- 1/2 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 350. Spread an 8×8 pan with foil, making sure to leave some hanging over the sides. Line with graham crackers. In a pan, melt the butter and oleo (or you could just use butter…it’s all fine by me!). Add the sugar, stir briefly, and bring to a rolling boil for 2 minutes. Pour immediately over the graham crackers and top with pecans. Bake on 350 for 7-8 minutes. Let cool completely, then remove foil and break pieces apart.
**All I did differently was line the bottom of the pan with Nilla Wafers and shredded coconut and topped with chopped macadamia nuts. The results were still fabulous, and I think that you could use this as more of a method than an actual recipe!**
I’m still amazed…and as someone who bakes a LOT I think that’s a pretty big thing to say! Delicious, and good for you since it makes you smile 🙂
I think I would love these cookies. I haven’t had a Nilla Wafer in years, since I was a kid. Back then they weren’t “sweet enough”, but now you’ve got me craving them.
I love your blog!
It’s good for you if it makes you smile. LOVE that. 🙂
UMM those look kind of AWESOME! Drool.
The recipe card reminds me of my grandmother! LOVE it. This sounds like a delicious, old-fashioned treat.
it definitely is…super simple too!
mmmmm those look great!
I am intrigued… really want to taste! I too love the recipe card. Adorable.
I’m drooling…these look incredible!!
Love recipes likes these! And so cute to recreate an old recipe too!
the old ones are the best! tried and true
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 🙂
Yum! Cookie or candy it looks amazing! 🙂
I love that you have a recipe that says oleo, I thought those only came from my moms recipe box. I remember one time in high school our english teacher asked if anyone new what oleo was, and I was the only one. Sorry a quick walk down memory lane :o)
ha! i love the story…i know i should know exactly what it is, but i am still clueless 😉
What IS Oleo??
haha…here’s what it said on the google search: “margarine: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter”
so i’m guessing it’s just margarine!
I just want you to know that you have inspired me…this year for my new year goal I have gone makeupless…I am currently at work with no makeup…because GOD made me and YOU beautiful without hiding being masks…
Jessica
that is amazing…you truly are beautiful just the way you are! i’m so thankful that you’re celebrating that 🙂
I’m not a big coconut fan but this still sounds good!
you should do the original and let me know how you like it! 🙂
Doesn’t matter to me if it is candy or cookie, it looks so good!
Those look so fantastically yummy!! I miss not having an oven so bad! I just wish husband would find the super duper deal he is waiting for so we get back to some good food…specifically this recipe!
do you have a toaster oven? that could work too!
Those look so good. I love coconut anything, but I think it was the bubbly sugary butter that sold me.
buttery sugar is the stuff of the gods!
You are so creative in the kitchen — I love seeing your adaptations. I agree, this could definitely be more of a “method,” with endless possibilities!
seriously, the method recipes are the best!
This sounds soooo good. It would never last in our house!
i’m really shocked we have some left. but then again there’s still tonight…uh-oh…
I’ll be honest, I don’t CARE what it is… I just want some! 😉
amen 🙂
these look amazing! I love how easy this is to make too 🙂
it’s almost ridiculous…perfect with a nutella italian soda too!
Love that recipe card 🙂
i’m obsessed…if i find a card that’s typed or hand-written it kind of makes my heart soar!