No-Bake Chocolate Cookie with Oats.
I ran into No-Bake Chocolate Cookies with Oats at a bake sale at my physical therapist. They’re mighty good and will give my Cashew Coconut Clusters some competition as a quick-energy snack. Makes maybe 2 dozen cookies depending on the size of your scoop.
Ingredients:
2 c white sugar
½ c whole milk
4 oz (1 stick/8 T) unsalted butter
Generous pinch of Kosher salt
4 T cocoa power (use something fancy if you have it, otherwise just plain Hershey’s Cocoa or equivalent)
3 c quick cooking oats
½ c creamy peanut butter (Trader Joe’s highly recommended)
1 T vanilla extract
Method: combine sugar, milk, butter, salt and cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer a couple minutes till sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and mix in oats, peanut butter and vanilla.
Prepare a half-sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone pad. Use a spoon to shape and drop individual cookies onto the sheet. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes; they will cool to handling temperature but will still be a bit squishy. If you want more durable cookies, let them sit in the refrigerator till hardened then transfer to a container and keep in the fridge.
