October 1, 2016

I grew up eating those little dollops of pure goodness.  My Mamaw made them all the time.  She had rows of them waiting for us as soon as we got off the school bus.  Best after school snack ever!  My Mamaw spoiled us rotten. 🙂  She was pretty great at it, too.  On really cold winter days, she held our coats in front of her heater until they were super warm.  Then she sent us out, all warm and cozy, to wait for the bus.  She timed it perfectly.  How did she do that?  Every Thursday was grocery day and she always bought us a candy bar – always.  In fact, that’s how I became hooked on Snickers bars.  🙂  Summers were slow and simple and wonderful.  We sat at the picnic table under her beautiful tree and ate watermelon straight from my Papaw’s garden.  We shelled purple hull peas until our finger tips were solid purple.  We played outside until we just couldn’t play any more and then we fell asleep.  Each of us.  Stretched out across the floor, snug under that beautiful, colorful quilt, with the window unit on full blast.  We slept like babies, safe and sound, and not a care in the world.  And it was magical.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 cups quick cooking oats
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

Bring butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa to a boil for one minute.  To make sure cookies set properly wait until mixture comes to a complete FULL boil and then start the timer for one minute.  Remove from heat.

Add peanut butter, vanilla, and oats.  Stir well and drop by the spoonful onto waxed paper or parchment paper.  Let them set and cool.  Enjoy!

Recipe Source:  The Girl Who Ate Everything

♥Tawnya