No Bake Cookies

I think No Bake Cookies are seriously my most favorite cookie ever. (evidenced by the fact that the batch I just made is almost gone - eaten almost entirely by yours truly... and why am I not yet a Fit Yummy Mummy???) For me, they're one of those foods that remind me of when I was a little girl. I first remember eating them at my cousins' house - at the house of my mom's brother Eugene John Pasinski II. His wife, who was the teeny tiniest most stylish lady ever, would make them all the time. I have the clearest picture in my mind of my cousin Morgan and I scraping them off the wax paper before they were all the way cooled, glopping the warm yummy goodness into our mouths.

My uncle and his wife had two children - Morgan, who is 11 months younger than me and is the most incredibly talented artist in Portland. And Sketch (Eugene John Pasinski III) who is 4 years older than me and is the most incredibly talented film maker in Studio City, CA. You can check out his short film here - it won an Emmy! My cousin Morgan did the artwork for it, of course.

My aunt, their mother, has since passed away. She died of a heart attack the year after I graduated from high school - she was too young. Every time I make these now, I think of her.

Aunt Leslie's No-Bake Cookies

2 c sugar
1/2 c milk
1 stick butter
1/2 c plain or chunky peanut butter (I always use plain)
4 Tbs cocoa
3 c oats
1 tsp vanilla

Boil: sugar, milk, butter and cocoa for 1 1/2 minutes (start timing when mixture comes to a full boil) Remove from heat. Add: peanut butter, oats and vanilla. Beat until blended. Drop by teaspoonful onto waxed paper to set and cool.


I think I'll go eat another one now.....