Hair Balls

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 19 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups oatmeal, quick-cooking
• 1 cup chow mein noodles
• 2 cups shredded coconut, unsweetened
• 4 ounces plain chocolate candies (m&m mini's)

Recipe

• 1 prepare coconut by placing 1 cup each into two quart-sized zip-lock baggies.
• 2 add a few drops of a food color to each bag. (if making for christmas, skip this part.).
• 3 shake the bag vigorously to distribute.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 in a large saucepan, combine cocoa, butter, sugar and milk, mixing well.
• 6 bring to a boil and cover saucepan for 30 seconds to allow sugar crystals to melt completely.
• 7 stir mixture and bring to a boil that can't be stirred down for 1 minute.
• 8 remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until smooth.
• 9 add oatmeal and mix well.
• 10 let the mix stand for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally to let the oats absorb some of the liquid.
• 11 add chow mein noodles and stir to coat.
• 12 drop mix by spoonfuls onto waxed paper or parchment lined baking sheets.
• 13 let cool until you can touch the mix, then take the cookie and drop it into the bag of colored (or ) coconut, rolling it around to coat.
• 14 remove from the bag and place on wax paper.
• 15 add two eyes (candies) near the top of the ball.
• 16 store at room temperature.