Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake cookies are favorites from childhood. These cookies are easy for kids to make (with adult supervision of course), and take hardly any time at all. The coconut can be left out if necessary.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 5 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 3 cups rolled oats
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together oatmeal and coconut.
- In a saucepan, cook together butter, sugar, evaporated milk, and cocoa powder, over medium heat. Stir constantly.
- Allow mixture to boil for a full 2 minutes. (Again, stirring constantly)
- Remove from heat and pour over the oatmeal mixture.
- Working quickly, mix dough together well.
- Immediately drop by spoonful onto waxed paper.
- Allow cookies to firm and cool completely.
Makes about 30 cookies