No-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

These cookies are a staple at my house. When I was younger, I used to make a pan of these for a snack and eat the whole pan myself. Yum! I love classic recipes like this and want to share them with you. I also came up with another scrumptious way you can serve these. Instead of serving them in "cookie style", I take them right off the stove and instead of shaping them into cookies I serve the mixture HOT over vanilla ice cream. It is seriously sooo good!

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Yields: 40 small cookies or 24 large cookies

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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter (I use chunky, it adds some crunch)

1 tsp. vanilla

3 cups rolled or old fashioned oats

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine cocoa, sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a rolling boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add peanut butter and vanilla, stirring until creamy. Then stir in the oats until well combined.

Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper or serve hot over vanilla ice cream.

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-Brit