Photo By Chris Absheer

This simple yet delicious cookie recipe is the brainchild of St Louis Food & Wine Chickie friend Chris Absheer (here with adorable grandson Mikey).  What could be better than cookies you can enjoy WITHOUT baking!?

Ingredients:

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Put sugar, milk, butter and cocoa powder in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.  Boil for one minute.
2. Remove from heat and quickly add peanut butter, oats and vanilla.  Stir well to combine the ingredients.
3. Drop the cookie batter by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper.  Let stand 30 minutes before serving.

Yields 3 dozen cookies.