How Did No-Bake Preacher Cookies Actually Get Their Name?
BY MICHELLE WELSCH
No-bake cookies have many names depending on the region, and preacher cookies got their name for their ability to be made quickly for traveling preachers.
The story goes that when families were met with surprise visits from traveling preachers, they would spot them from afar and have just enough time to prepare these cookies.
They are easily made even by novice chefs in under an hour using pantry staples like cereal, sugar, salt, butter, and cocoa, and can be enhanced with peanut butter and vanilla.