I just made these and they will not harden at all. Theyve been sitting on the cookie sheet for hours now. Any ideas as to what I did wrong?

i just made the cookies and they wont harden all the way and i just saw a comment about hardening if rainey and it is. is there anything i can do to harden them now?

Lots of good tips.I use real butter too. My recipe calls for 3 tbsp. of cocoa, and 1/3 cup. milk. Also we make ours 2 different ways,one is the chocolate one, like this one, the other is a caramel one. Leave out the cocoa, and use brown sugar in place of the white. Every thing else is the same. Boy are they good too! Try it. 2 colors.

When I was in junior high, the cafeteria served these cookies still warm. Thus, we called them Cow patties and washed them down with a pint of ice cold milk. Great memories.

I have been making this recipe for years. It's become a family tradition. It's so easy & tastes sooooo good. My boyfriedn recently told me his grandmother used to make it for him, too. Even bakeries now sell it.

These are the greatest -- when my kids were young (son now 40) the daycare where they stayed had these every Friday for their afternoon snack so they always called them Friday cookies. And yes Mama Allen the sweet lady who made them cooked for 3 minutes. Great memories and most all big & little kids love them.

We made them in school, that was a long time ago. These cookies are the best. I haven't made them in years, I have no will power and will eat the whole batch. I looked the recipe up so I can make them for my children. Everyone gains a few pounds on the holidays that's what new years resolutions are for.

Loved all the comments! First sweet thing my son learned to make, he taught his wife. They make them in a wok, says the texture is great! I add 1/2 coconut and 1/2 quick oats, more like candy. Add more of each if they don't set up quickly.

I also put in some mint chocolate....Yummy!

My Mom made these when we were kids now I make them for my family, and also made them with a Flax Natural Gronola cereal instead of oatmeal, and some chopped almonds - OMG!! So Good !! My girlfriends loved them also . I have even omitted the peanut butter. - Used semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of cocoa. Enjoy !!

We call these cookies "cowpatties". If you look at the cookies, and you've been around cows much, you'll understand....ha,ha.

Oh my! I just made this adding Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa and 1 1/2 cups Sugar instead of 2 cups. I also snuck in 1/3 Cup Hodgson Mill Milled Flax Seed with the Oatmeal for extra Fiber, Iron, Protein and Calcium. Just a little extra I know but makes me feel better about licking the bowl then eating three (or maybe four) cookies right off the waxed paper!

This is what I remember fixing for my kids. Same recipe, turned out just great.

I have made this for years for my kids and as gifts always loved by everybody. Now if u want to make sure they come out right everytime........use the candy method............cold bowl of water, after boiling for 3 mins, dip some in the water, if it rolls in a ball then its ready. never failed

This recipe has been used by me for 50 years and is in the "Five Roses" cookbook.