Mom's No-Bake Cookies

These were our standard go-to treat whenever we needed something sweet in a hurry. We made these little morsels ALOT growing up. You can make them with just peanut butter but we almost always added the chocolate!


2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. milk
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt

3 c. oats
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. peanut butter

Mix sugar, butter, milk, cocoa, and salt in saucepan. Boil for one minute. Remove from heat and stir in oats, vanilla and peanut butter. Drop by tablespoons onto waxed paper. Allow to set. For peanut butter cookies: omit the cocoa and add 1 c. peanut butter (instead of the 1/2 c.).