And the best part is, they can be made gluten free! So many desserts either aren't gluten free or lose a lot in gluten free translation, but these are just absolutely the same. The only thing that makes having them be gluten free difficult is finding gluten free rolled oats.
Oats do not have gluten in them. The reason they are usually lumped into the NEVER eat category is because typically where they are processed other grains containing gluten slip in and no one minds. I use certified gluten free oatmeal packs. It is tedious ripping open all those packs, but well worth it in the end. Just make sure they are not flavored.
This is the recipe I use:
2 1/2 c. quick oatmeal
1/2 c. peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
4 tbsp. cocoa
1/2 c. peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
4 tbsp. cocoa
Measure oatmeal and peanut butter in bowl and set aside. Put butter in pot and melt. Add sugar, milk and cocoa and boil 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat and quickly add oatmeal, peanut butter and vanilla. Stir until mixed. Then drop onto wax paper in the shape of cookies.
I will not post a picture of the cookies, because they are not what I would call attractive. To be quite honest they look a bit like a cow pie. But that is not the point, they taste fantasmic. This is one case where your mom was right, don't judge a book by its cover.
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