Add the first six ingredients into a 4-quart sauce pan
Bring to a rolling boil and hold for 1 minute
remove from heat
add in vanilla (almond extract is good also, but i only use 1/2 teaspoon almond extract with 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
mix in the dry oats until they are completely coated
Drop cookies by tablespoon full onto wax paper
let cool unit set