No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Name: No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup fat-free milk; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 3 cups quick-cooking oats; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 6 tablespoons baking cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + standing

Yield 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Our no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies are a breeze to mix up. No oven required!

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup butter, cubed
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, milk and butter; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Stir in the oats, coconut, cocoa and vanilla.
Working quickly, drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 107 calories, 4g fat (3g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 29mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

This is my son's all-time favorite cookie. He will share just about anything, but these are an exception—he gobbles them up! They travel well in a lunchbox too. —Carol Brandon, Uxbridge, Ontario

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