Bison Dung Cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes Makes: 24 cookies
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup cocoa 1
pinch salt
1/2 cup butter 1
cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla 3
cups quick-cooking oatmeal
Directions:
1. In large saucepan, combine
sugar, milk, cocoa, salt, and butter. Mix well.
2. Bring to a boil and cover
saucepan for 30 seconds to allow steam to wash sugar crystals down sides of
pan.
3. Stir mixture and bring it to
a boil that can't be stirred down for 1 minute.
4. Then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and
vanilla until smooth.
5. Add oatmeal and mix well. Do
not use regular or instant oatmeal; quick-cooking oatmeal is essential to the
success of this recipe.
6. Let the mixture stand for 10
minutes, stirring occasionally to let the oatmeal absorb some of the liquid.
7. Drop mixture by spoonfuls
onto waxed paper or parchment lined baking sheets.
8. Let cool completely before
eating. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
Pioneers as well as Native Americans used bison
dung as a fuel source for their fires. Along the trails of the pioneers
children would be sent to collect the "buffalo chips" and would even
use a chip as a Frisbee!!!
