Chocolate Dollies

Some cookies become a tradition. They're also so good there ought to be a law! These are one of those unlawfully good cookies. 

The recipe was given to Grandma by another neighbor, Janice, who became another lifelong friend, even after she and her growing family moved away.  Janice's mother and father (closer in age) also became dear friends with Grandma and Grandpa. The entire family has kept in touch  our family for nearly 60 years.

Perhaps it was the era. Things were a little less complicated, more relaxed, and a lot more personal. Handwritten notes were the rule and not the exception. Phone calls were frequent and often they would last for hours. Ringing a neighbor's doorbell and presenting a plate of warm, freshly baked cookies was not unusual and these cookies were probably one of those doorstep "gifts" that Grandma had to have the recipe for. Whatever the circumstances, these have become as traditional in our family during the holidays as roast turkey on Thanksgiving! 

Chocolate Dollies

Crust
1 cube margarine or butter
1 cup rolled graham crackers

Melt butter in 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle crumbs and press in to form crust, then layer the following ingredients in the order given:

1 package butterscotch chips
1 cup shredded coconut
1 package chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts

Pour  1 can sweetened condensed milk over the top  and bake 25 minutes in 350F oven. Cool and cut in squares.