Our family calls them 4-H cookies because someone else called them that, probably because they came from a 4-H cookbook. We also have a recipe we 4-H brownies because my sister made them (and won an award) in 4-H!

In a saucepan bring the following to a boil:
1 tablespoon of butter
3 tablespoons of cocoa
1/2 cup milk
2 cups of sugar

Remove from heat, add:
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
3 cups of quick oats
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper