Great. I put the cookies in a brownie pan instead and cut them.

Awesome every time. I like the reviews and will be adding new things to it from now on. Thanks for the suggestions!

I've always added coconut too, these are great cookies.

I love this recipe! I added honey nut Cheerios, it turned out delicious. Thanks for sharing.

Made these this evening. They tasted great. So easy to make, and they set up really fast! Definitely will keep this recipe on hand ;) Thanks cooks.com !!!

This was really easy to use and made really nice cookie that aren't hard. First time making them on a stove and turned out well. Thank you so much for making it easy to understand.

I added an extra 3/4 cup of quick oats to thicken the batter and the kids loved them ..thanks for the excellent recipe !!!

I always add more oats (4 or 4.5 cups) and a little bit of whatever I have laying around - today: sesame seeds, mac nuts and sunflower seeds. I *imagine* this makes them healthier.

Delicious!

I cut the sugar in half and they still taste great. With the oatmeal and natural peanut butter, they are a healthier cookie than most!

This is a very forgiving recipe! Not only can you cut the sugar in half, you can add more oats, or chopped peanuts -- I like adding raisins!

We made these in home economics in the 60's. Still use that recipe which states to boil 1 minute, but I find that 3 minutes is better. Great suggestions on optional ingredients, must try.

This is a very good recipe for those times you 'need' something sweet in a hurry. Sometimes I add coconut, pecans, or whatever I have on hand.

Heaven: "Hello?"
Me: "Hi, may I please speak with my Grandma?"
Heaven: "Sure, hang on....."
"Hello?"
Me: "Hi Grandma, I sure love you and miss you, and I'm sure I'll see you soon, but until then....just one question, okay?
Grandma: "Sure tadpole...shoot"
Me: "Grandma, do you remember that Super Secret Cookie Recipe you told me about? You know, the one that you made me swear on a stack of Bibles I wouldn't tell anyone? The same one that YOU said was passed on to you from YOUR Mother, and HER Mother, and so on?
The same Super-Secret-Family-Cookie-Recipe, that if I spilled it to ANYONE, I would grow up with a big hump on my back, crosseyed and be bald for life? The recipe that......"

"Click"

"Hello?" "Hello?"

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Secret Police, relax. Amanda was kidding....kind of. Yes, it's a "Secret". Between me and Grandma. And hopefully YOU and Your Grandma, and then YOU and your Granddaughter. I'm sure my Grandma's up there right now thinking up some great story about how Betty Crocker used to spy on her in her kitchen "back in the day". Just think up some better consequences. I love and miss my hilarious Grandma, but even for her, the hump just went a tad too far.
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Helpful Hints:
If your cookies don't set up, make sure you bring the mixture to a soft full rolling boil and stir gently just a few times during the minute. You can try adding another 30 seconds safely (I did), even up to a full two minutes if the heat is not on high, and it should be fine. Keep extra oatmeal on hand. Put the Peanut Butter in the mixture first after taking the pan off the heat and stir in...then add the vanilla (it will "hiss" a little)...that's okay. Grandma said that was the "kiss". Then quickly stir everything up, and before it's even mixed, it should start hardening up a little. If not, just sprinkle it with more oatmeal until it feels like a "Stiff Mud Pie" and that should help it set up. Drop on WAX paper only. They will not harden on tin foil or on a cookie sheet, just soldier up use the Wax Paper. Been making these for over 40 years now and when you're a "New-Keeper-Of-The-Secret", they turn out a little softer sometimes and sometimes a little harder. Have fun and just go with it. I can remember sitting in my jammies, watching Laugh-In, and eating the "hard" version with my hands and calling it Secret Granola. Too soft and just get a big spoon and someone to share it with.
And don't forget......."SHHHHH! It's a secret!"

"I'd like to think I would die a heroic death, but it's more likely I'll trip over the dog and choke on a spoonful of this stuff..."

I've been making these since I was a teen in high school. I'm 67 now ;D Love these cookies! They are very addicting!