No Bake Cookies

Overview: This is one of my favorite desserts because they are super simple and super delicious. They only take about 20 minutes to make and you don't even need to use the oven!

Tip: You really want to get all of your ingredients out before you start the baking process. You have to do this because you will be cooking it on the stove, so you will have a time frame as to when you can add certain ingredients so speed is of the essence.

Pictured above are the ingredients: 1 Cup Peanut Butter (Crunchy or Creamy), 2 Cups Sugar, 3 Cups Oatmeal, 1/3 Cup Cocoa, 1/2 Cup Milk, 1 Tsp. Vanilla, and 1 Stick Butter.

Place the milk and butter in a pot on high to melt all the butter. Once it is melted, add the sugar and cocoa. Stir these together really well and bring to a boil. Once boiling, let boil while stirring for 2 minutes.

Once the timer dings after 2 minutes, turn off the heat and immediately add the peanut butter and the vanilla. This is where time is of the essence! Stir the concoction rapidly melting the peanut butter. Once it is melted, pour the oatmeal right in the pot.

Tip: Once the oatmeal is in the pot, carry the pot over the sink so that you won't spill any of it on the counter or stove.

This is what it should all look like once the oatmeal is added. If the mix doesn't stick very well, add a Tsp. or so of milk and stir that up. This usually works to bring everything back to stickiness.

You can then use spoons to place cookie sized portions on a plate, wax paper, or whatever you want. They don't really stick to anything if they are more dry like these are. I used the big grained oatmeal so that the cookies wouldn't be so runny.