No-Bake Cookie Recipe from Rose Palkki

Mix the following four ingredients together for 1 minute: 4 cups sugar ¾ c. cocoa 1 c. milk 2 c. butter Heat the mixture in a pot. Bring to a boil, stirring often.

Take from heat and add 1 cup peanut butter and 5 1⁄4 cups of oats.

Mix well and drop from spoon on waxed paper or foil. Enjoy!!

“No-bake cookies are an all-time favorite in my home.

“When my husband was sent to the Gulf War and my son to Afghanistan while serving in the Army, these cookies traveled well. We as wives and mothers never knew how long the packages would take to find our soldiers and we never sent just a few; sometimes 2 to 3 batches were shipped out at a time for the other soldiers who never received anything from home. (We would like to think that never happened, but too many times it did.) The motto in the military is ‘No one is left behind,’ and that included care packages to share with battle buddies.

“Every time I make these, the memories flood back.

“The only time we were requested not to send them was during boot camp. Even the Drill Sergeants enjoyed them but that was a ‘No Go’.

“I hope someone else can enjoy them as my family has over the years.”

Signed, Rose Palkki.