No-Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in the brown sugar, cream, and cocoa, then boil for 1 minute.
2. Remove the saucepan from heat, add the peanut butter and vanilla, and stir until smooth. Stir in the oats and peanuts.
3. Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of the batter onto wax paper–lined baking sheets, spacing them 1 inch apart, and let cool until set, about 20 minutes.
4. Storage suggestion: Keep the cookies at room temperature, between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.

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