I’m sure you remember these cookies from your childhood. Mamaw McGee, Sue Patrick Richard’s grandmother, taught me how to make DoDo Balls in the 4th grade and I have never forgotten the recipe. Sue says I have this recipe down to a ‘fine art’. Anyone who has been to my home has eaten DoDo Balls. This is a family tradition! Yes, we really call them DoDo Balls – the humor of a 4th grader – what can I say?
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons cocoa, not heaping
1 stick of butter
Cook above ingredients in heavy sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to low boil for 1 and 1/2 minutes. Don’t start your time until mixture is boiling and be careful not to scorch! The cookies should be moist, not hard or dry. Remove from heat, and add:
1/2 cup peanut butter (I put much more peanut butter-close to 1 cup),
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 heaping cups oatmeal (the kind that cooks in 1 minute).
Mix well and drop onto wax paper. I use a melon scoop and make small size drop cookies.
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Thank u This is my dads fav. type cookies and he has not have any sence is mom die 😦
Thank you so much for this recipe I have been searching for a while for these. Not even Quaker knew what I was asking for. My kids loved these when they were young. My Son who now is 30 wanted me to make them and I had lost my recipe.
Growing up my mom use to make these, we called them chocolate doo doo balls. What’s the real name? I would love to have some now, it’s been years since I had them.
We still make them all the time. My 10 year old granddaughter makes them all by herself now. We’re so proud of her.
Lynn – we make these all the time. People often call them ‘no bake cookies’ or ‘drop cookies’.
I love this story! My 10 year old granddaughter makes them now. I’m passing the baton to her now!
Hi Patti – couldn’t find my recipe for these today – and thought I remembered you having it – Thanks!
I remember Mrs. Patti cooking these for us when we were little. These are still my favorite. I am fixing to make a batch for my little ones, and I know they are gonna love them as much as I do.
Krit, you are so sweet!!! Yes, I made many a batch of Do Do Balls for you, Jon and all the neighborhood kids. Enjoy making sweet memories with your babies.
Love you,
-Patti
i luv dodo balls!!!!
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Oh my goodness, Patti, I remember these cookies. That was such a long time ago. I feel so old. I would love the receipe, I probably have it somewhere.
Eva
Hello Eva,
It’s been a long time since we last spoke! Yes, these are the same cookies you have had many times before at my home. The recipe is on my food blog: https://hugsfromhome.wordpress.com/
So glad we have reconnected.
Love ya,
-Patti
I love these too and yes it makes me think about your house. I remember you sharing these with us when we came to visit y’all.
Amber,
Thank you! Yes, you have had these cookies at my house. In fact, I made them last night.
Great memories – please tell Mom and Dad hello from us.
-Patti
Wow, DoDo Balls. We used to make these all the time from a recipe in my daddy’s old KWKH cookbook. I always thought everyone called these DoDo Balls, but after having several people give me very strange looks when I call them DoDo Balls, I’ve decided it might just be a Sunset Acres name for these cookies!
Hello Patti! The pictures of all your goodies look mouthwateringly delicious, I can’t wait to try and recreate some of these recipes! All the best! your inbound buddy!