Quick, easy, delicious! Great for a fast chocolate fix. I used 1 cup brown and 1 cup white sugar, plus an extra heaping tablespoon of cocoa. They were gooey and chocolatey and wonderful! So I've made this recipe twice now and the 2nd time I used 1/2 Grape Nuts cereal and 1/2 oats because we were running low on oats. It turned out SO good. I think you could pretty much use any cereal you have and it would be delicious!

I have tried many no-bake recipes, and this is by far the best! They turn out perfect every time. I actually prefer old-fashioned oats in these. I just add them to the mix and let them cook for a minute or two. These are definitely the quickest way to any man's heart!

I added shredded coconut and everyone loved it.

Oh my goodness this was good. Everyone loves these. They freeze well, too.

Quick and easy. I used my pampered chef cookie/melon baller to scoop them out then flattened them out slightly. Turned out all uniform and wonderful. Reminds me of my great grandmother's recipe. Thanks!

Very good and easy to make!!!!

Just like the ones the cafeteria ladies make - only in manageable portions.

My husband and I found this cookie to be a little too sweet...I think I'll go with 1.5 cups of sugar next time.

Very very good cookies....but not advisable for a group of people over 15. Then you'll spend hours scooping it out and eventually the dough will get to brittle to simply scoop out.

Perfect easy recipe as these ingredients are usually on hand. Wonderful for a quick chocolate fix! I added shredded coconut instead of peanuts and spread them all out on a wax-paper lined cookie sheet to be cut into bars instead of drops.

I used 1/2 brown sugar and also boiled for 2 1/2 minutes. I added some mini marshmallows as well after it had cooled a bit. Got rave reviews!

I am sure these would have tasted fantastic had I not used steel cut oats. The bag said "Ready in 5 Minutes" so I assumed they were quick cooking! They smelled great but turned out awful! I did not have any quick cooking oats on hand so for my second batch I used Rice Krispies instead and they turned out delicious!

LOVED IT!! Thanks. I boiled the mixture for 3 minutes to make the texture smooth, not gritty.

Great recipe! I used old fashioned oats, and a touch of brown sugar. Other commenters are right, it needs to boil for a solid two minutes - but starting that countdown once you've got a full rolling boil is key. I omitted the peanuts and added an extra 1/3 - 1/2 cup of oats. Also, I bumped the vanilla to 1T. Super good, super easy to make - using a disher (little tiny ice cream scoop) makes them super easy to drop too!

Excellent recipe. I had lost my recipe and when I came looking for another, I decided to try this one. Really good. If you think it looks a little thin you can always add a touch of powdered sugar to thicken it. ALWAYS use butter.

Made these to take to a girl's night out tonight since my oven in broken and I don't feel like buying anything. Pretty good, and my 4 year old really enjoyed helping me. I did make a few changes, and thus the 4 stars instead of 5. First, I did not melt the cocoa in with the butter, sugar and milk. I mixed the oats in a big mixing bowl with the cocoa (I used 6 T, so just over 1/3 cup), used chopped pecans instead of peanuts (not for any specific reason other than it's what I had), and added 1/2 cup of shredded coconut. I mixed that all together. Then in a saucepan, I melted the sugar, milk and margarine instead of butter (but again no real reason other than it's what I had), and brought it to a boil. I let it boil for 1 minute, turned off the heat and added the vanilla and peanut butter. I only used 1 tsp of vanilla and only 1/2 cup of crunchy peanut butter. I stirred it until the peanut butter was melted then poured it over the oat mixture and mixed until everything was well coated. Then dropped by the spoonful on waxed paper and put in the refrigerator. It was really tasty. I could have eaten it by the spoonful warm, right out the mixing bowl.