Mom's Preacher Cookies / Aka No Bake Cookies

Name: Mom's Preacher Cookies / Aka No Bake Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 36 cookies, 36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup margarine; 2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup milk; 2 cups quick oatmeal, uncooked; 3 tablespoons peanut butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/3 cup cocoa

Submitted by JillQH

"No reason to pre-heat the oven for these cookies! Everyone else's recipes are all slightly different from this one."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 36 cookies
Serves:: 36

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup margarine
2 cups sugar
¹⁄₂ cup milk
2 cups quick oatmeal, uncooked
3 tablespoons peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₃ cup cocoa

directions

Combine margarine, sugar and milk; boil for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, add vanilla and peanut butter.
In large bowl, combine oatmeal and cocoa.
Add cooled liquid mixture to oatmeal mixture. Stir well.
When slightly thickened, drop on waxed paper, and cool competely.

Questions & Replies

This is the second batch I've made and they never seem to fully thicken (to the point in which you can actually pick them up with your hands). I've followed the recipe precisely so what's wrong?

Derrick S.