No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1 stick oleo
1/3 c. cocoa
1/2 c. milk
2/3 c. peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. Quick cook oats
1/2 c. nuts (optional)
pinch of salt

Preparation

Prepare in large mixing bowl three and one-half cups of quick cook oats.
(Add one half cup nuts, if desired) and a pinch of salt.
Mix in a saucepan, one and a half cups of sugar, one stick of soft margarine, one-third cup of cocoa and one-half cup of milk. Mix well and bring to a boil, stirring to melt sugar nicely.
When this boils up, turn up heat; add two-thirds cup of peanut butter and two teaspoons of vanilla.
Stir until peanut butter is melted and well blended.
Pour this over the oats and nuts.
Stir with a fork until all oats are covered.
Drop on wax paper.
Let set to become firm.