- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick) or 1/2
cup solid vegetable shortening
- Dash salt
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups rolled oats
First take out a nice 2-quart saucepan. In
it combine the sugar, cocoa, milk and
margarine. Cook and stir the mixture over
medium heat until the margarine melts, and
the sugar dissolves. Bring the pot to a
boil, and reduce the heat slightly. Simmer
the mixture for several minutes, until the
chocolate forms a soft ball when dropped
into a bowl of cold water. This is about
234° on a candy thermometer. Remove the pan
from the heat when it reaches the soft ball
stage. Add the salt, peanut butter and
vanilla. Stir until the peanut butter is
dissolved. Finally stir in the oatmeal. The
mixture may seem a little runny, but will
thicken up as it cools. Drop the mixture
from a tablespoon onto a sheet of waxed
paper. It should form medium sized cookies.
Depending on the size of the cookie, you may
end up with as few as 15 or as many as 24.
This is my favorite recipe in the whole wide
world. It got it's name because it could be
prepared quickly when a housewife looked out
her window and saw the preacher riding up
the mountain on his horse. By the time the
preacher arrived, the cookies were cooling.
I remember family members making them for me
as a kid, and I still have people calling me
just to request this recipe over the phone.
This one recipe could make the reputation of
a good cook.
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