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No-Bake Chocolate "Potato" Cookie Balls

Made from everyday ingredients — even a kid can make them! These chocolate "potato" cookie balls are far tastier than the store-bought kind, plus they're quick and easy to make at home. You'll only need the simplest ingredients, and you'll get plenty of treats that turn out delicious!

nasstin

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

500

Butter

200

Condensed milk

Peanuts (or other nuts to taste)

100

Cocoa powder

Shredded coconut (optional)

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 9 % 8 g

Fats 35 % 30 g

Carbohydrates 55 % 47 g

494 kcal

GI: 4 / 60 / 36

Cooking method

Cooking time: 10 min

Step 1:

How do you make chocolate "potato" balls from cookies? Get your ingredients ready. Use the plainest cookies, any shape — something like a basic shortbread biscuit. Instead of peanuts, you can use any other nuts you like or have on hand. Choose high-quality, natural butter with no vegetable fats — the taste of the finished treat depends on it. The cocoa should also be additive-free; a drink mix like Nesquik won't work.
Step 2:

Lightly toast the nuts in a dry skillet. Just don't burn them — keep the heat low and stir constantly. If you're using peanuts like I am, rub off the skins after toasting. Then crush the cookies and peanuts in a blender or any other way you can (through a meat grinder or, say, with a rolling pin).
Step 3:

Don't crush them too fine — the treat tastes better with little bits of cookie and nut throughout.
Step 4:

Melt the butter any way that's convenient, let it cool a little, and add the cocoa.
Step 5:

Mix well and you'll get a fragrant mixture that looks like chocolate.
Step 6:

Add the butter-cocoa mixture and a can of condensed milk to the cookie and nut crumbs.
Step 7:

Mix everything well.
Step 8:

With your hands, shape oblong treats that look like small potatoes (hence the name).
Step 9:

If you like, roll the treats in shredded coconut, cookie crumbs, nuts, or cocoa.
Step 10:

I also had colored shredded coconut on hand — they turned into such cheerful little treats.
Step 11:

Put the treats in the refrigerator for about an hour so the butter firms up and the cookies absorb all the moisture.
Step 12:

An hour later, call the family and friends over for a nice tea time!
Step 13:

Enjoy!

Choose high-quality, trusted condensed milk with no vegetable fats or food additives. The ingredient list should have only two things: milk and sugar. The quality of the condensed milk ultimately determines the taste and quality of the finished treat.
You can melt the butter in the microwave or in a double boiler. How to melt butter in the microwave? Cut the butter into small pieces and put it in a suitable container. To keep the butter from splattering as it heats, cover the container with a paper towel. Melt it on the lowest power setting or on the defrost mode. Five seconds is enough to start. Then, if the butter hasn't melted yet, set it for another 5 seconds and run the microwave again. Repeat the process several times until you get the result you want. How to melt butter properly in a double boiler? You'll need two containers of different sizes. Pour water into the larger one and set it on the stove. Place the smaller container on top so it sits about halfway in the water. Put the cut-up butter into it. The boiling water will start to melt the butter. Stir it gently to speed up the process. As soon as the pieces of butter have completely melted, take the container off the stove.