No Bake Chocolate Cookies

Submitted by RoseHeart364

"These have been in my family since the early 1920's when my Gramma Alice made up the recipe. They have been a family favorite forever."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup cocoa
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups quick-cooking oatmeal

directions

1. Bring first 7 ingredients to a rolling boil.
2. Cook for 3 minutes.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add quick cooking Oatmeal.
5. Mix well and drop by teaspoon onto wax paper or parchment paper.
6. Let cool.
7. Note: After I have let them cool, I put them in an AIR TIGHT container.
8. Regarding Chef #219653’s review all I can say is NO KIDDING Back then she used Butter; then when it was said butter wasn’t good for a person she changed it to margarine. She used to have to moisten the oats first (patting out the excess water) and then add them to the boiled ingredients. I believe it took about 40 – 45 minutes to do the recipe back then ( I can’t remember for sure) and I cannot ask her as she died in September 1979.
9. Thank for you review as it made me clarify original recipe.

Reviews

[RDT7760]

These are great and I thank your Gramma Alice for coming up with her recipe

 

[Darlene Summers]

This is truely a Five Star recipe,no matter who made it up they were one smart cook-ie....and I have been making this recipe for many many years myself,and make them for every bake sale our church has,and sell out each and every time. They are so rich and taste like hot fudge. I LOVE THEM!!! Darlene