No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Photo: flickr user thedabble

Ingredients

2 tablespoons margarine

1/4 cup cocoa

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup milk

1 dsh salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

tablespoons peanut butter

1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats

Preparation

Microwave the margarine in a microwave safe bowl for 15-30 seconds, until the butter is melted. Add cocoa and blend until the cocoa is dissolved into the margarine.

Add the sugar, milk, and salt. Blend well.

Microwave on HI for 1 minute 10 seconds to bring to a full boil. (Should you need to microwave the batter more, do so in 10 second increments.) You want a full boil, but because it will continue to cook for awhile once it's remove from the microwave, heating it too long can cause the mixture to scorch.

Add the vanilla, peanut butter, and oatmeal. Stir well. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Cool.