Just like it says - never fails. This is a double batch. You can halve it if necessary, but if your house is like mine, you may as well make the double.
Measure out 6 cups of quick cooking oats. They have to be the quick cooking kind. If you use regular rolled oats you'll end up with a gooey mess, which only works if you intend to eat straight out of the pot. So just use the quick cooking kind. Set the oats aside then measure out 1 cup of peanut butter. The cookies prefer the creamy kind, but if you like crunchy then go for crunchy - whatever floats your boat. Set the peanut butter aside.
In a large non-stick pot add 4 cups of sugar and a scant 1/2 cup of cocoa. If you like less chocolate, use less cocoa. If you like more chocolate, use more. Mix the dry sugar and cocoa together. Add 1 cup of milk. Mix. Add one stick of butter (the kind with salt already added). While stirring constantly with a wooden or plastic spoon, heat this mixture to boiling. Once it's boiling, boil for one full minute. Remove from heat.
Add the peanut butter, 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla and a dash of salt. Mix until the peanut butter is mostly incorporated (it can still be lumpy - those will work out). Add the quick cooking oats. Mix for maybe a minute or a little less. Drop by tablespoons full onto wax paper. Allow to cool.
Eat and enjoy! If you're on a diet, just replace a meal with these. You know you'll eat them anyway so there's no reason to add another meal to them. Plus they're full of protein, antioxidants, fiber, and carbs. I ate some for dinner this evening, and it was good! :D
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