Chocolate Oat Drops

Submitted by MISSJ1978

"I used to help my mom make these almost every weekend. they're simply irresistable...not to mention addictive."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 48 COOKIES

ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 3 cups rolled oats

directions

1. Mix sugar, cocoa, and milk in a small pan.
2. add margarine and boil for one minute.
3. add vanilla.
4. pour boiling miXTURE over peanut butter and oats.
5. mix well.
6. immediately drop by teaspoons onto wax paper.
7. cool.

Reviews

[kittyroara]

I halved this recipe since I was just making something for a craving for chocolate. The cookies were quite good, but also quite soft. I used twice the cocoa (1/2 cup for the half recipe) so it was extra choclatey, and forgot to add the vanilla, but it seemed like more oats would have held it together better. I think I would use 2 cups of oats and a little less sugar (for my taste) in the half recipe next time. Fortunately, they were yummy enough to make again and experiment. Thanks for the recipe, it satisfied my craving!

 

[Tetris Master]

I had forgotten how much I liked these "cookies"! I had first made these in seventh grade home-ec class and thought it a sneaky recipe then, and now thoroughly appreciate it nowadays. I couldn't follow the recipe to the tee, as I had no vanilla and used whiskey instead; and I had no milk but soy milk, so I used real butter instead of margarine & added about 1/8 additional cup of peanut butter to compensate for the missing milk fat. This attempt was delightful and addictive (if that pair ever works together harmoniously.) They were the perfect meal ender to a chard & tomato pasta dinner.

 

[SueH2]

These are a great last minute "I need something for the bake sale" cookie to make. We always called these "Boiled Cookies". Very simple for the beginning cook also.

 

[Ruth R.]

I used to make these when I was young also (in the 1950's). We called them Missouri Cookies because we got the recipe from a neighbor who was from Missouri, and that's what they called them. The only difference when I make them is that I have the peanut butter, vanilla, and oats all pre measured and ready to go, and I add them to the boiling mixture after it has boiled 1 or 2 minutes(therefore you need to use a larger pan). From this point you have to work quickly as they set up quickly. I love them when they're still almost too hot to eat. They never last long at our house. The crunchy peanut butter also works well.

 

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

These are one of the best loved desserts I make at home. These sure are yummilicious and are loved by kids, big and small. I love to serve this as much as possible for me during our holidays!