Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Yields
14 cookies (approx.)
- Prep: 5 min
- Bake: 15 min
- Total: 20 min
Ingredients
| Qty. | Item |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Sugar |
| 1/4 cup | Cocoa |
| 1/2 cup | Milk |
| 1/4 cup | Butter |
| 1/2 cup | Peanut butter |
| 1 tsp | Vanilla extract |
| 2 1/2 cups | Instant oatmeal |
| Wax paper |
Notes
- Once you add the oatmeal, the mixture will begin to dry very quickly. Be quick or the final cookies will be dry and crumbly.
- For creamier/smoother cookies, use slightly less oatmeal.
Steps
- In a medium saucepan, mix sugar, cocoa, and milk.
- Brink to a full, roiling boil, continue boiling for exactly 1 minute, then remove from heat.
- Quickly mix in peanut butter, butter, and vanilla extract.
- Quickly mix in oatmeal.
- Immediately scoop cookie-sized balls onto wax paper and slightly flatten. Cookies will flatten more as they cool and dry, but not as much as oven cookies.