These no-bake cookies are made with oats and chocolate, along with optional peanut butter and other ingredients.

INGREDIENTS: 4 ounces butter or margarine 1/2 cup milk 2 cups sugar 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips  or... 3/4 cup of Hershey's Cocoa 1 cup of peanut butter or peanuts, optional 3 cups oats, quick or old-fashioned 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Place chocolate chips, peanut butter (if used), oats, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Combine the margarine, milk, and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute. (Drop a small amount of your boiled mixture into a glass of cold water and see if it forms into a ball). If not, let it boil for a couple more minutes.   

Remove from heat, then combine the hot mixture with the oatmeal and chocolate chip mixture; stir well. If you'd like you can also add a cup of peanut butter or half a cup of nuts. Drop spoonfuls onto tin foil or a cookie sheet and let dry for at least an hour. (They always taste better the next day). Don't eat em all yourself, share them.