My favorite voicemail of all time was as follows from Bret Annalese when she was in kindergarten or 1st grade:
"Mom - May I have the last Gorilla Poop in Big Bird?"
At our house this actually made sense at the time!
We had a Big Bird cookie jar in our kitchen and there were indeed Gorilla Poops (No-Bake Cookies) in the cookie jar... :0)
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GORILLA POOPS
1/4 cup butter
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2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
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3/4 cup peanut butter
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups oatmeal
2 cups coconut (1 package)
IN A LARGE POT:
Gather your ingredients and mix cinnamon, oatmeal and coconut in a bowl. Set aside.
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In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter.
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Turn OFF the stove and add sugar, and cocoa.
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Turn the stove ON to a medium heat.
Add milk, peanut butter and mix throughly.
Continue to stir and bring to a simmer / low boil phase and boil for one minute.
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Turn OFF the heat and vanilla.
Stir throughly.
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Add remaining ingredients immediately.
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Scoop out with two spoons or large cookie scoop to make a “poop” and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Let cool on the counter.
Store in an air-tight container.
