No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Delicious chocolate cookie recipe my mother always made for me as a child now I make it for my daughter. Sometimes I will use chunky peanut butter instead of smooth, or crush up crackers and use half oatmeal half crackers. This recipe can easily be made your own.

• Ready In: 12 mins
• Serves: 18
• Yields: 18 Cookies

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  cocoa
• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3⁄4 cup peanut butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3  cups oatmeal

Directions

1. mix sugar and cocoa together well in a large frying pan (skillet). add margarine and milk cook on medium high heat, mixing well, allow mixture to come to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. (timing is very important if you want the cookies to turn out) after 3 minutes is done remove heat and add peanut butter, vanilla, and oatmeal mix well.
2. Spoon cookies out onto a sheet of wax paper or saran wrap about 2 feet long. Let cool for 1 hour at room temperature.