Ingredients:
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
3 cups quick oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
If using cookie sheet, prepare pan by coating lightly with butter or margarine.
In a large heavy saucepan, combine the milk, cocoa, butter and sugar.
Stirring constantly, bring to a full boil, then boil for 1 minute.
Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla and peanut butter until peanut butter is completely melted.
Stir in quick oats.
Quickly* drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper, or spread in a buttered cookie sheet.
Allow to cool completely.
If using cookie sheet, cut into squares to serve.
*If you don’t move quickly, cookies will set up in the pan.
If cookies do not set, you didn’t boil long enough.
If cookies are dry, you boiled too long.
Servings: 24
Time preparation: 10 min.
Time total: 13 min.