No Bake Chocoholic Cookies

Hello Friends!

Since I have been living in Los Angeles for a couple of months now I realize that the weather is always perfect!  This time of the year for me usually means boots and sweatshirts, but now I am still in shorts and tank tops!  I wanted to bake some cookies for some of my friends, but didn't want to turn on the oven.  

I decided to whip up a batch of No Bake cookies.  What a great way to keep my apartment cool.. and remind me of my younger years.  Nothing says old school quite like No Bake chocolate cookies!

What You Need: 

·         2 cups sugar

·         4 tablespoons cocoa

·         1 stick butter

·         1/2 cup milk

·         1 cup peanut butter

·         1 tablespoon vanilla

·         3 cups oatmeal

Directions:

 1. In a sauce pan combine the Sugar, Cocoa, butter, and milk.  You will want to stir this so 

nothing burns.

2. Bring the combination to a boil and the trick is to let it boil for 2 or 3 minutes.

3. Take mixture off the heat and let set for a minute and then add the Peanut Butter, Vanilla, and Oatmeal.  

4. once all combined, make cookies as big or small as you would like and drop them on wax paper. I like to make my cookies big so I can tell myself I only ate  one cookie..I think it is a great chocoholic cooping mechanism  

*Trick* cookies will set faster if you put in the freezer or refrigerate right away.  

I don't have any baking bags to put the cookies in for my friends so I decided to use some parchment paper and ribbon from the scrap booking bag.  I also added a touch of sparkle with the miniature rhinestones.  Nothing says old school like bedazzling! 

This was a very cheap and easy way to show my friends I was thinking about them and appreciate them. 

This is also a great idea for party favors to give to the guests as they leave!

Enjoy the Chocolate and Rhinestones! Perfect combination in my book!