No-Bake Penuche Drop Cookies 1/2 cup butter 2 cups light brown sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cusp quick oats (uncooked) 3/4 cup chopped nuts Combine nuts, oats and vanilla extract in a bowl and set aside. Combine brown sugar, butter, and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute (start timing once the boil starts). Pour over nuts, oats and vanilla extract. Mix. Drop by teaspoonsful onto wax paper. Cool. NOTE: For chocolate drops use 2 cups granulated sugar and 1/2 cup cocoa. You can also add peanut butter and/or chocolate chips, carob chips, coconut, etc. to the oatmeal/nut mixture before pouring the hot sugar mixture over.