(15) No Bake Chocolate Cookies (Joan Hardy Fitt)

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 t vanilla
Combine all ingredients in saucepan. Stir. Cook over medium heat until everything is melted. Remove from heat.
3 1/2 cups oats
6 oz pkg chocolate chips (optional)
Add oats and chocolate chips. Stir well. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper. Let set up.

Alternate recipe:
1/2 c margarine
2 c sugar
1/2 c milk
1/4 t salt
1 T cocoa (or more)
Bring to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Boil 3 mins stirring constantly. Take off heat.
1/2 c peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
Add.
1/2 c coconut
3 c rolled oats
1/2 c nuts (optional)
Stir in quickly and drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper.