Chocolate Nut Chews - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup salted peanuts

Preparation

Mix in a heavy 2 quart saucepan, sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.
Stir over medium heat until mixture bubbles all over.
Boil and stir 2 minutes more.
Remove from heat.
Stir in the peanut butter until melted and totally incorporated.
Add the vanilla, uncooked quick rolled oats and nuts.
With 2 teaspoons, drop on waxed paper.
Let stand until set.