No Bake Cookies because It's V-Day & You Need More Chocolate.

Hello, hello, you lovely reader. 

I think you're great and there's nothing sweeter

than the comments you leave and the nice things that you say

All those kind words sure brighten my day. 

You don't smell like fish

and you aren't a poopy face

I'm so glad we all have blogs

and not a myspace. 

So please keep on reading

unless your heart stops beating.

If that happens, 

go to a doctor. 

I guess all that I'm trying to say

to you my dear readers... is Happy Valentine's Day! 

So. Best greeting ever?? I think so. Anyway, as you all probably know, I'm not the biggest fan of Valentine's Day, but I had to make some cookies for my 5th graders, and I thought I would share the recipe with you, because it is delicious and wonderful and super easy. Seriously, it's so easy that Captain Hook could do it.... with only his hook hand. 

Total Time Required: 30 minutes

Ingredients: 
     1 3/4 c sugar
        1/2 c milk
        1/2 c butter
           4 T unsweetened cocoa
        1/2 c peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
           3 c quick cooking oats
           1 tsp vanilla extract (or vanilla sugar if you're somewhere vanilla extract doesn't exist)
         1/4 c shredded coconut (optional)

 Step One:
     In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa.

Step two:

     Heat the mixture over medium to high heat, stirring constantly. 

 Step three:
     Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 1/2 minutes, remembering to stir constantly.

Step four:      Remove from heat, and stir in peanut butter, oats, coconut, and vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls (or giganto spoonfuls if you're like me) onto wax paper. Let cool until hardened.