No Bake Oatmeal Cookies

I had to try these no bake oatmeal cookies.  These are so good.  What I really like, is they are quick and simple and if you have the small ones around they can help!!!

My Daughter has a similar recipe but she uses Rice Krispies instead of the oatmeal but I won't step on her toes, she owns that one in our household.

Ingredients:

1 cup of granulated sugar
2 tablespoons of cocoa
1/2 stick of butter
1/4 cup of milk
1/2 cup of peanut butter
1/2 tablespoon of vanilla
1 1/2 cups of oatmeal

Grab yourself a saucepan and put the sugar, milk, butter and cocoa in.  Turn on the stove to about medium to melt down the butter.  Stir this constantly.  Once the butter is melted, bring it to a boil stirring constantly for about 1 minute.

Remove it from the heat and add the peanut butter and vanilla.  Mix this really well.  If you find the peanut butter isn't softening, just place it on the heating element to get the saucepan to heat up and the peanut butter softens up.

Remove and turn off the heat and add your oatmeal.

Mix really well.   Below is how it should look.

I use a medium size scoop and scoop it right on wax paper.

And then I eat a couple before they have hardened up.  Is that wrong, or what?

Then I quickly put them into the refrigerator, out of sight.

I don't think you have to put them in the refrigerator, but I do or they will be all gone within an hour.

I really like this recipe, because I found that I always have these ingredients on hand and it cures a sweet tooth really fast.  

This made about 14 cookies.  I dare not make more than that at a time.  Double the recipe if you want a bigger batch.  

What a great cookie for the kids to help make for Santa's arrival.  

Adapted from the recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-live/chocolate-peanut-butter-no-bake-cookies-recipe/index.html

Enjoy,

Debra