Cookbook Discoveries: No Bake Cookies

Back in Elementary school, as a fundraiser, the PTO published and sold a cookbook.  It has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I even have several recipes in it.  As you can see, it is well used.

A family favorite out of this book is No Bake Cookies.  They are so easy and absolutely delicious.

No Bake Cookies
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1 stick margarine
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups rolled oats
Mix sugar and cocoa in a sauce pan.  Add milk and margarine and heat over medium until it starts to boil.  remove from heat and cool for 1 minute.  Mix in vanilla and peanut butter until incorporated, then stir in the oats.  Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper and let set up.

 

Here is a few things I learned.  In the book it calls for quick oats.  When I used these, the cookies never set up.  They remained gooey. You want these to be fairly solid.  My next batch, I made with Old Fashioned Rolled Oats and they set up perfectly.  Also, you don't want them too big.  As you can see below, I scooped them with an ice cream scoop and then flattened them with a piece of wax paper.  I know you will love these.

Here is the difference in the oatmeal.  The one above is the quick oats that never set.  Below is the Old Fashioned Rolled oats, the correct ones.