Mom's No Bake Cookies

I don't know about y'all, but at our house, Fantasy Football is ON.THE.BRAIN.

This weekend was the official FF Draft, and my main squeeze requested my specialty.  My mom made these cookies growing up and I can remember her doing them without a recipe many times.  I thought I'd never be able to do that.  Well, now after making at least 100 batches of them I can finally do it from memory. 

I posted this this pic this weekend on Instagram (annie_loo) and several of you asked for the recipe...so, here you go. 

In a pot on high heat, combine the following:

1 Stick of Butter

4 tbsp of cocoa powder

2 cups of sugar

1/2 cup of milk

Once the mixture comes to a full boil, start your timer for 90 seconds.  Stir occasionally.

{I typically start the timer when the full boil starts in the center of the pot.  If I start it at the boil pictured below, they are dry.}

Alright, you've got 90 seconds to get the next 4 ingredients together before the chocolate's finished.

Or you could do it before hand, but I always like the mad-dash approach.

Gather the following:

2 cups of QUICK OATS

1/2 cup of CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER

{this is VERY important!  CRUNCHY makes all the difference in your cookie!}

1 tsp vanilla

Dash of salt

Lay out a long strip of wax paper or aluminum foil. 



When your timer goes off, add the peanut butter, oats, vanilla and a dash of salt.  In that order.

Just do it.  You'll thank me.

I always turn the pan on its side a bit so it's not directly on the hot part as much.

Stir stir stir FAST util everything is combined.

Next, you'll drop your cookies on your wax paper or foil.  Whichever you prefer.

Again, I turn the pot on it's side as to slow the cooking process some more.

I use my smallest silverware spoon for these.

You can use your tablespoon to make them bigger, but I like them small.

Continue spooning the cookies onto your wax paper or foil and let cool.

Next, get a glass of milk and enjoy.

Mmmmmmm.

And save some for yourself if your husband plans on taking them to the FF Draft.

Because typically, there aren't any left.

1 batch makes about 50 small cookies, 25 if you use a tablespoon.

Happy Monday Friends!