[CH] Cat Poop Cookies

Ashkenaz, Scott (Scott.Ashkenaz@kla-tencor.com)
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:35:26 -0800 

I'm sure that some ancho will work well in this.

Here, by popular request (believe it or not) is the recipe for the infamous
disgusting cookies that look like cats poops (rolled in grapenuts, which
makes lovely fake kitty litter.) 

Last warning - many of you may not want to read this! 

There are two flavors: chocolate (dark brown), or gingerbread (light brown).


The author seldom measured carefully, so the amounts may need adjustment,
especially on flavoring.The cookies are dense and not very sweet, this is
necesssary so that they will keep their shape during baking.If you use
white flour or sugar, they may be tastier but they won't look like poopies. 

Chocolate ingredients: 


1/2 cup honey 
2/3 cup (1 and 1/3 stick) butter, margarine, or lard 
1 egg 
1 tsp vanilla or peppermint extract 
2 cups whole wheat flour 
1/3 cup cocoa powder 
grapenuts(tm) cereal 
Gingerbread ingredients: 


1/4 cup honey 
1/4 cup molasses 
2/3 cup(1 and 1/3 stick) butter or margarine, or lard 
1 egg 
2 and 1/3 cups whole wheat flour 
spices: ginger, cinnamon, cloves to taste (maybe 1/2 tsp each) 
grapenuts(tm) cereal 
Mix-ins (optional): 


Coconut = tapeworms 
Chocolate chips = poop chunks! 
Butterscotch chips = diarrhea! 
Peanut butter chips = diarrhea! 
Cooked spagetti or ramen noodles = roundworms 
Corn = self explanatory! 
Peanuts = chunks 
M&Ms = decoration? 

To make: 

Microwave the honey till it bubbles (about 1 minute). Add the butter, (I've
been told using lard makes for a more realistic texture and softer cookie)
and the molasses, if any. Add the egg, mix well, then mix in all the other
stuff. Add mix-ins of your choice to some or all of the batter. 

Chill 1 hour in the freezer or several hours in the fridge. Roll dough logs
of random length and the diameter of cat poops. Roll logs in grapenuts and
bake at 350 degrees till done (about 20 minutes, but this varies so watch
them.) 

Serve in a disposable cat litter box on a bed of grapenuts, with a cat
litter scoop.I hear you get lovely effects by decorating the box and scoop
with melted chocolate or pudding. 

Brown sugar might work as a substitute for the new clumping litters...
Mixing brown sugar with the grapenuts "sweetens up the cookie a bit while
still looking truly hideous." 

This recipe worked especially well at the halloween party where the table
was already decorated with plastic flies.