No Bake Cookies

2 cups sugar

¼ cup cocoa*

½ cup milk

½ cup margarine (1 stick)

1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

1 pinch salt

½ cup peanut butter

3 cups quick cooking oatmeal

Combine sugar, cocoa, milk, and margarine in a saucepan.  Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture begins to boil.  Remove from heat and cool for one minute.  Add vanilla, salt, peanut butter, and oatmeal.  Stir well.  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper.  *May omit the cocoa to make peanut butter cookies.