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Ingredients
1/2 cup 1/2 butter (1 stick)
1-1/2 cups 1-1/2 white sugar
1/4 cup 1/4 unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup 1/2 milk
1 tsp 1 vanilla extract
1/2 cup 1/2 peanut butter
3 cups 3 oatmeal (can be instant)
Directions
- Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat.
- Add sugar, cocoa power, and milk. Let simmer, stirring constantly, to prevent burning.
- Simmer with low boil for 1 minute. The mixture will become shiny.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix.
- Spoon on to parchment paper and let cool.
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Notes
- Can use quick oatmeal or regular – will just result in different texture of the oatmeal
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Ana and Grace! My mother used to make these cookies. From what I can tell, your recipe is the same as hers, so maybe you can help me because I have never been able to get them right. They either don’t set hard like they should, or end up being all crystallized and grainy. I realize it’s because I am not cooking them at the correct temperature and/or for the right amount of time, but I do not know which thing I’ve done wrong in order to error correct. Please troubleshoot my cookies!!!
Hi Danielle, it’s a good classic recipe!
Maybe when you are cooking the chocolate butter mixture on the stovetop, cook just a tad longer, stirring constantly, to hold down the boil. When the mixture becomes shiny, remove from heat.
Hope this helps!
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This recipe took me back 60 years, to my elementary school lunchroom. Our lunch lady used to make these cookies just occasionally enough to make them a special treat. I tried them, easy enough even for me to make, and I was suddenly 6 years old again! Thanks, Ana