Sunday, June 28, 2015

Oatmealers (no bake cookies)

2 cups sugar
1 cube butter
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 1/2 cups oatmeal (quick oats work better than old fashioned)
1 tsp. vanilla

Measure all ingredients and have ready. In medium saucepan start to melt butter over medium heat.  Add sugar, cocoa and milk and stir.   Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Add peanut butter, oatmeal and vanilla and stir till mixed.  Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper (or right on to your serving plate).  Let cool.  Eat.

There are a couple of variations on this--for straight chocolate ones, leave out the peanut butter.  For peanut butter ones, leave out the cocoa.  Everything else is the same.  If you want really decadent chocolate ones switch the peanut butter for Nutella and use the cocoa as well.