Jefferson County Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bakes

Here’s an easy and delicious recipe!

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bakes

3 ½ cups dry quick-cooking oats, divided
1 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 stick (8 tbsp.) butter – cut into pieces
2 cups sugar
½ cup milk
4 tablespoons cocoa

~In a medium/large saucepan combine sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.

~Let boil for one minute then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Then add in oatmeal.

~Drop mixture by the spoonfuls on a sheet of waxed paper.

~ Let sit until cooled and hardened.