Preacher Cookies Recipes

MOM'S PREACHER COOKIES / AKA NO BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine margarine, sugar and milk; boil for 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla and peanut butter.
• In large bowl, combine oatmeal and cocoa.
• Add cooled liquid mixture to oatmeal mixture. Stir well.
• When slightly thickened, drop on waxed paper, and cool competely.

BOILED OATMEAL COOKIES (PREACHER COOKIES)

Steps:

• Put oats in a large bowl.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat bring to a full boil: butter, milk, sugar, and cocoa. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. There is a knack to this. Boil them too long, they will be dry and crumbly, too short and they will be runny.
• Quickly add peanut butter, salt, vanilla.
• Mix liquid into oats. Add more oats as necessary until it has a moist doughy consistency.
• Quickly put in buttered cake pan or quickly drop by the teaspoonful onto wax paper. Let them stand at room temperature for one hour.
• Variations: Add 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts, or Coconut. Replace 1/2 the oats with coconut. Use less cocoa and more peanut butter.