Today I am sharing how to make oatmeal no bakes with the two interwebby friends I have (Hi Gina, Hi Dad.)

They are the quickest (read: 20 minutes start to finish) easiest (read: 8 ingredients, one bowl) cookies to make. And since I am #1 Impatient and #2 Lazy and #3 A lover of chocolate and all things fattening, I have made these over and over again.

Here’s what you’ll need:

For some reason, I left the milk outta the above picture. Just mentally photoshop some milk into that photo,will ya?

After you’ve done that:

Pour 1/2 Cup Milk, 3 Cups Sugar (I know..I know), 1/4 Cup CoCoa,  and a Stick of Butter (Yes! It’s unhealthy. I know!) all into a large pot. Just like this

See aren’t visual aids helpful?

Anyways, while stirring bring pot to boil. Boil. That means you’ll have to stand around and stare at the mixture for a while. Use this time to think of something useful.

There. Huh? It’s already boiling? Wow! That wasn’t so bad. See how it’s bubbly all over? That’s what you want. And you’ll want it like that for another couple minutes. (More positive thinking opportunities.)

Okay, and once a couple minutes have passed, turn off the heat. Whew. What a hard worker you are. I am sure no one appreciates it either. Humph.

Now add 3 cups Rolled Oats (At least the oats and sugar balance each other out right? What? No? Well, maybe not in your world, but in mine, they do.) So anyways, add the oats, then 1 Teaspoon Vanilla (As you can see from the first picture, I am super picky about my extracts, only the finest brands will do.)

Okay, I am rambling here… Oats? Check. Vanilla? Check. Salt? Nope. Okay then, 1/4 Teaspoon Salt and 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter.

You have to imagine what it looks like to add all that, cuz I was remiss to shoot a pic of it. But let’s take a second here to imagine it, shall we?

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Okay, mix it up. And spoon it out,just like this: