No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

By ksvaldez

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 8 tblsp unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 1/2 to 3 cup rolled oats

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, cocoa, milk, and vanilla. Bring to a slow boil and simmer until teh sugar has dissolved. Stir in the peanut butter. Remove from the heat. Stir in 2 1/2 cup oats. The mixture should be thick. Add the remaining 1/2 cups oats if necessary.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Drop the mixture by the heaping tablespoonful onto the parchment. Allow the cookies to firm up at room temp. about one hour.