Chocolate No-bake Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats, uncooked
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, cocoa, milk, and butter in a heavy saucepan. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches a slow boil (mixture will bubble around sides). cook 2 additional minutes, stirring constantly.
• 2 remove from heat; add peanut butter, and stir until smooth. stir in oats, pecans, and vanilla. drop by tablespoonfuls onto wax paper; cool. yield about 4 1/2 dozen.