Ingredients

1 stick Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Stick or equivalent vegan butter or margarine
1/2 cup almond milk or other alternative milk (soy, rice, hazelnut, etc., you can really use any nut milk)
2 cups vegan sugar (read why most sugar isn’t vegan)
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons raw cacao
3 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats (dry, not cooked!)

Directions

Put a length of waxed paper on your counter (you will spoon the cookies onto this to form and firm up). It helps to wipe the counter with water before you lay down the waxed paper, that will keep the waxed paper from sliding around. We usually use about 2 feet of waxed paper.

Next put the butter, milk, and sugar in a large saucepan, and put on the stove over medium heat until everything is melted, stirring occasionally. Bring mixture to boil and boil for three minutes.

Remove from stove and immediately stir in the vanilla and the cacao until well blended.

Now you need to do this next part quickly, so that the oatmeal doesn’t start to set before you can get the cookies formed: stir in a quarter of the oatmeal, mix until well blended, then stir in another quarter of the oatmeal until well blended, repeating until all of the oatmeal is blended in.

Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto the waxed paper and let set until firm.

Store in an airtight container.