no-bake cocoa oatmeal cookies

Jack, AL
Updated on Mar 24, 2011

My grandmother use to make these for us all the time when we were kids. Since I didn't have her recipe I had to find one. This recipe is from Better Homes and Garden cookie book.

prep time 5 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Stove Top
yield

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats

How To Make no-bake cocoa oatmeal cookies

  • Step 1
    In a heavy saucepan stir together sugar and cocoa powder. Stir in milk. Add margarine or butter and corn syrup. Bring to boiling, stirring occasionally. Boil vigorously for 3 minutes. Stir peanut butter into mixture in saucepan till smooth. Then stir in rolled oats till well combined. Return mixture to boiling. Remove from heat. Using a wooden spoon, beat mixture till slightly thickened. Immediately drop mixture from a rounded teaspoon on a waxed paper lined cookie sheet. If mixture spreads too much , beat it a little longer. Cool.

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Category: Cookies
Category: Chocolate
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top
Ingredient: Sugar

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