No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients: 

• 1¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup milk (I use 1%)
• 1 stick butter cut into chunks
• 4 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¾ cup cream peanut butter (could use crunchy)
• 3 cups quick cooking oats (I use a mixture of quick cooking and old fashioned as that is what I had on hand)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Line a large cookie sheet with wax paper.
   
2. Measure out 3 cups oatmeal in a bowl. Set aside.
   In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa.
   Bring to a boil. One boiling time for about  1½ minutes.
   
3. Remove from heat. Immediately stir in peanut butter until smooth. Add oats, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
   
4. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper until set, store in sealed container at room temp.