Santa's Favorite Cookies
1 stick butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
½ cup milk
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups oatmeal
½ cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Boil first four ingredients (at a "hard boiling" stage) for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; beat last three ingredients into mixture. Beat until thick. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let set until thick and hard.
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