Easy No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
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Easy No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Description
The recipe starts by boiling sugar, milk, butter, cocoa powder, and a pinch of salt together, then stirring in quick-cooking oats, nut butter, and vanilla extract. Dropped onto parchment, the mixture cools and solidifies into cookies with a chewy texture and deep chocolate flavor from the cocoa and nut butter.
These cookies are practical for when traditional baking isn’t an option and provide a straightforward way to enjoy chocolate-oat snacks. They can be dropped into clusters for easy portioning and handle a range of tastes with adaptable nut butters.
Store uneaten cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days to maintain their texture and freshness.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter unsalted
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
- salt pinch
- 1 1/2 cups oats quick cooking
- 1/3 cup nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, combine sugar, milk, butter, cocoa and salt. Bring to a full boil, stirring frequently, and cook for 1 full minute.
- Remove from heat, and stir in oats, nut butter, and vanilla.
- Drop 2 tablespoonful-sized mounds of dough onto prepared baking sheet. Let cool at room temperature until hardened, about 30 minutes.
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Notes
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days to keep them firm and fresh.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 76mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 84IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.