What is pet milk, I have never heard of this before? Can someone elaborate, please.

Exact same recipe we use, but 5 minutes!! I think it's a bit long to boil them. Don't they end up hard and crumbly? 1 minute makes them perfect. Hmm we usually put the vanilla in last with the peanut butter and oatmeal so it doesn't burn. Interesting.

This recipe is great!

Evelyn, I usually do it a bit longer than the recipes says, about 8 minutes. And it turns out good, With one minute the butter hasn't even melted, at least for me.

Also, If your add 2 1/2 sticks of butter instead of 1 stick it tastes like fudge, but you have to put in the freezer because it takes a long time to harden.

Evelyn, I boiled my cookies for 1 min., they were mush, 5 min. is just perfect.

The cooking time depends on the humidity in your kitchen. I know these never work for me on a rainy day...and that is when I want to make them!

When I make these I only let them cook for 1 minute once they start boiling. Up until then it pretty much just melts everything down. I don't even add peanut butter though... my son is allergic. Wonderful cookies!

Turned out great, I added a little more PB than it asked for and they still turned out wonderful! Thanks

My cookies, for some reason, never seem to sit. What is it that I may be doing wrong?

Delicious cookies!! Thanks for sharing this simple, rainy day recipe for a mom home with 2 sick kids. God Bless You!

My mother made these for me and my 7 brothers and sisters growing up in the 50's--she always added coconut.

Hi Sarah,

When this recipe asks for Pet milk, it means evaporated milk. Hope this helps,

-- CM

Do NOT USE "old fashioned" Quaker oats; use the "quick" Quaker oats (or whatever brand).

Pet milk is evaporated milk.

Cook the longer time for old fashioned oats, and the one minute for quick cooking oats. If you do the opposite they will crumble or never set.

I always just use regular milk and they work good - you don't have to use evaporated milk. Also I have always added the vanilla at the end with the PB and quick oats. My family loves these cookies and they're so easy.

If you fix these on a day the humidity in high it will take them a lot longer to set.

A real must, as I live most of my life in India, and the biscuits here aren't the best in the world! Also I have only rings to cook on, no oven. Thank-you so much for the recipe.

Pet milk is a brand of canned evaporated milk. Any will do but pet tastes best.

I am in my 60's and grew up on these cookies. I boil the milk and sugar and butter for exactly three minutes. I have prepared my counter with butter and quickly spoon them out. Also, I use two cups of oats and one cup of coconut. Never tried them with peanut butter. I guess that is a mutant after the decades.

Sarah asked "what is pet milk" Don't know if this was answered or not, but PET is a brand name for one of the evaporated milks that is out there.

For a little variety (and because I love dark chocolate) I used a little more than a half cup of dark chocolate morsels (baking chips) AND 3/4 cup shredded coconut. I backed off the sugar by using just 1 1/4 cup sugar. Oh, and lastly I used the chunky peanut butter. The cookies are quite yummy, thanks for the recipe.

I am also a dark chocolate fan and that sounds very good,I have a no bake peanutbutter cookie recipe already, but with no oats and it is very good even though they can get crumbly.So I would like to know does the pet brand taste better than carnation evaporated milk?

Pet milk is a name brand of evaporated milk. Just like Carnation milk.

This is a great recipe, so easy! I add chopped semi sweet (baking chocolate bar) to the mixture at the very end to keep the chocolate from completely melting. Any brand of evaporated milk is a must! I'm going to try the toasted coconut addition...sounds delicious!