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Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies with Peanut Butter Icing

By Brie Golliher, The Pie Queen, Boyce General Store, Alvaton, KY August 16, 2016
This cookie recipe is from Brie Golliher, The Pie Queen, Boyce General Store, Alvaton, KY.

Ingredients for cookies:
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1 stick butter
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch salt
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups oatmeal

Ingredients for icing:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter

Directions for cookies:
  1. Place sugar, cocoa, milk and butter in a pan over medium heat and cook until it starts to boil.
  2. Remove from heat and cool 1 minute.
  3. Add vanilla, salt, peanut butter and oatmeal, stir thoroughly.  
  4. Drop on wax paper.
Directions for icing:
  1. Whip butter and vanilla until fluffy.
  2. Gradually add powdered sugar to the butter mixture.
  3. Add peanut butter and whip until combined.
Once the cookies are set, put a spoonful of icing in the middle of 2 cookies to make a sandwich and enjoy!