Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies

These no-bake cookies are easy to make, but can be a bit difficult from time to time.  Depending on the weather, they may not set completely and sometimes they can be a bit crumbly.  The recipe below has been fairy consistent as long as it's not raining outside when I make them.

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Ingredients
½ cup butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup evaporated milk
4 Tbsp. cocoa
½ cup creamy peanut butter
2 Tsp. vanilla
3 ¼ cups dry quick-cooking oats


Directions
Add butter, sugar, milk and cocoa to a large sauce pan  and cook over medium-high heat. Bring to a rolling boil and hold for 1 minute.

Remove saucepan from heat.  Add peanut butter and stir until melted.  Add vanilla. Stir in the oats  and mix well.  Drop cookie mixture by tablespoons onto wax paper. Let cool until set.