No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by Kaye Sivori


Ingredients:
1 c. white Karo corn syrup
1 c. sugar
1 c. peanut butter
12 oz. chocolate chips
1 c. flaked coconut
1 c. nuts or 1 c. quick-cooking oats
1 c. Special K or Rice Krispies cereal

Directions:
1. In a metal or crockery mixing bowl (don't use glass or Pyrex) combine peanut butter, chocolate chips, and coconut. Mix well, set aside.
2. In a saucepan, combine Karo syrup and sugar. Stir. Bring to a boil; at boil, continue for only one minute. Pour hot syrup over peanut butter mixture and stir until well blended.
3. Add 1 cup chopped nuts (peanuts, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, or macadamia nuts) OR 1 cup oats. Add 1 cup cereal. Mix well.
4. Spoon by teaspoonfuls onto waxed or parchment paper. Press down using a fork (criss-cross pattern).