I follow this recipe and instead of adding oatmeal I added Rice Krispies. Wow!

These are soooo good. I used to make a recipe similar to this when I was a teenager. I'm 59 now and glad to be able to make them again. I didn't put peanut butter in them before, it gives them a extra touch.

Try using white chocolate instead, tastes really good.

Sometimes I reduce the oats to approximately 2 1/2 cups and you have more of a candy coating. Also I have had trouble in the past with my cookies being too soft or too hard and I think it is in how long you cook them. I time mine for 1 minute after it comes to a full rolling boil. Cook too long and they get crumbly. If you don't cook long enough they are too soft. And by the way, do not answer the phone while making these or you may not get them out of the pan.

I think it is a blessing that such a simple recipe can affect generations around the world... It warms my heart.

I love this recipe and there are many, many variations and additions you can use. However, my favorite is adding a 7 grain cereal (Wheat Montana brand) for 1/2 the oatmeal.. these are chewy and delish!

I added sea salt to the top of these and they turned put amazing.

I am giving up chocolate and looking for a reasonable replacement in the cookie department. My best friend's mother would make these for me when I was little and I have been looking for the recipe since they moved away in 9th grade. I really would like to make them with just pb and no cocoa. what do you think?

FYI the paper on a stick of butter will tell you all the measurements, including tablespoons. I made a batch for my grandson, who's crazy about them, and when I presented them to his 8-year-old daughter, she said, "Oh, Papa's cookies." Guess they were'n a surprise!

I grew up in upper NY.. My mother made these cookies on the farm.. yummy as always and all 7 kids couldn't get enough when we got them.. lol

my kids call them doodie cookies.. they're great!

I only have "old fashioned" oats and will see if this works with them! Wish me luck!

I mix the oats in peanut butter set aside, bringing Hershey Cocoa, real butter, sugar to a boil on high 1 minute stirring constantly add to oats and peanut butter mix well spoon on to wax paper... sets fast!!! :)

These are really good but I recently added about 1/3 bag of mini marshmallows and they didn't dry out by the next day they added a little "chewyness" to them, all in all one of my favorite easy desserts!!

My Great Aunt taught me this recipe when I was a child. She used to wait until the cookies were hardened then she would roll in powdered sugar. YUM