Happy Holidays!

I haven't had much time in the last month to write anything with all the shopping, baking, cleaning, and wrapping I've been doing. I just finished making my last batch of "cookies" - something my mom used to make when I was little... they're not really cookies, though. My mom calls them "No-Bake Chocolate Drops". I call them "Chocolate Heroin" - they're terribly addicting. I thought I'd share the recipe:

No Bake Chocolate Drops (a.k.a., "Chocolate Heroin")

In a very large saucepan, combine:
4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter
Bring to a boil, and boil for one minute.

Stir into the above:
6 cups quick-cook oatmeal
1 cup peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla

The mixutre will be a little bit crumbly, but drop by teaspoonfulls onto waxed-paper lined cookie sheets and refrigerate until set.

Easy, huh? The hard part for me is the sugar headache I get from eating them.

I'm presently storing them in the refrigerator because my house is quite warm right now. I really don't want them oozing all over the place.

Happy Holidays to all!!!