N is for No Bake Cookies

Skill Level: Beginner

Skills Attained: no-bake cookies

Supplies:

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 T. cocoa
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup peanut butter (not natural, it won't melt properly)
• ~3 cups oatmeal (quick oats are best, but I often use old-fashion rolled oats)
• 1 t. vanilla
• Medium-Size Sauce Pan
• Wooden Spoon
• 2 - Cookie Sheets
• Parchment/Wax Paper
• 2 teaspoons

No Bake Cookies are one of my favorite stand-by recipes in my arsenal of desserts. This is such a simple recipe, and for some reason, I generally have all of these ingredients on hand. The peanut butter-chocolate combination pleases any crowd! 

In a medium saucepan on the stove over medium to high heat, melt the butter and then add the sugar, cocoa, and milk. Bring the mixture to a boil, and boil for 1 minute. 

Remove the pan from the heat and add the peanut butter and vanilla. (I like to have the peanut butter measured out before the mixture comes to a boil.)  Add these ingredients first and stir so it melts and combines evenly. 

Stir in the oatmeal one cup at a time. The amount of oatmeal you add will depend on how gooey you like the cookies and how long the chocolate mixture cooked. Sometimes I have added as much as 3 3/4 cups of oatmeal. 

Using the teaspoons, quickly drop the cookies onto the waxed paper before the mixture hardens. 

Refrigerate approximately one hour or until the cookies set. 

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