Boiled Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1/4 lb. margarine
4 Tbsp. cocoa
2 1/2 c. quick cooking oatmeal
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. peanut butter (optional)

Preparation

Cook sugar, milk, margarine and cocoa in a deep saucepan. When it starts to boil, time it for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat. Add peanut butter, if you desire.
Add vanilla, oatmeal and peanut butter.
Stir briskly until it loses its gloss.
Spoon onto wax paper using a tablespoon.