Pudding No-Bake Cookies

My sister-in-law Jill, shared this pudding no-bake-cookie recipe in our family cookbook, and it was an immediate hit at our house. I love butterscotch and chocolate flavors, and oatmeal, and sweets with less calories. So this was a winner! It is a great party cookie for the holidays too. PLUS... I stuck some in my freezer so I wouldn't eat them all...and they froze really well- in a freezer ziplock baggie of course. ☻

Pudding No Bake Cookies

2 1/4 cups sugar

2 TBSP butter (or margarine) yes only 2

6 oz. evaporated milk

4 oz. butterscotch instant pudding (the small box)

3 1/2 cups oats

Chocolate version: use peanut butter instead of butter, and use chocolate pudding instead of butterscotch.

LOW-CAL (ha ha) version: use sugar free-fat-free pudding and fat-free evaporated milk.

Combine sugar, butter, milk, and pudding mix in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in oats. Cool for 15 minutes. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.

I put them in the fridge for a few minutes or let them sit on the counter for several minutes until hardened in cookie form.

Enjoy!