No-Bake Cookies
From Mom

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1 stick butter
2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1/2 to 2/3 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups instant oatmeal

Add margarine, cocoa, sugar and milk in saucepan and bring to a boil on medium/medium high stirring constantly. Boil for one minute. Then add the vanilla (be careful, it may splatter when added) and peanut butter. Stir the peanut butter in and add the oatmeal when the peanut butter is melted in. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper (or whatever) and let harden.