grammy sharon's chocolate no-bake cookies

ingredients

• servings: 30
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats

recipe

preparation time: 10 mins cook time: 15 mins ready time: 45 mins


• melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add sugar, milk, and cocoa powder. bring mixture to a boil, about 5 minutes; stir in peanut butter until melted, about 5 minutes. return mixture to a boil and turn heat to low; simmer, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. remove saucepan from heat; stir in vanilla extract.
• fold oats into mixture until thoroughly mixed. drop mixture by spoonfuls a sheet of waxed paper; cool to room temperature.