1 stick butter
6 tbsp. cocoa
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. peanut butter
3 c. quick oats
1/2 c. chopped nuts (or coconut or chopped dates or raisins)

Put butter, sugar, cocoa, milk in pan. Cook until it boils hard, 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from fire and add peanut butter, vanilla, oats and nuts. Mix well. Drop onto wax paper by teaspoonfuls.