Cool Evening Treats

A couple of cool evenings, and all I can think about are two favorites my Mother always made for us growing up...

Mother’s No-Bake Cookies

2 cups sugar
½ cup milk
1 stick butter
3-4 T cocoa
½ cup peanut butter
3 cups quick cooking oatmeal
2 t vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

Boil sugar, milk, butter, cocoa for 1 ½ minutes. Remove from heat, add peanut butter, vanilla, oatmeal and nuts. Beat until blended and drop on wax paper. Cool and eat. Most of the time, these barely made it from the pan to wax paper before we ate them up!

Mother's Real Hot Cocoa

4 Mounded Tablespoons of Hershey cocoa
1 cup Granulated sugar
A dash of salt
½ cup of Carnation Powdered milk

Start stirring in 2 cups of hot water to above mixture, keep stirring over low heat to keep all the lumps out. Add in a large of Carnation evaporated milk, and keep stirring over low heat, bring up to a boil and remove from heat. According to her directions, you will need to get Daddy to taste, and adjust if needed – add a little sugar or milk as needed. According to Mother, Daddy needs to be around for this recipe to be a success! So best wishes on your own! Serve with mini marshmallows…. And no bake cookies for a yummy treat on a cool evening!