No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

No-Bake Chocolate Cookies are a long-time family favorite. No peanut butter in these puppies and there is coconut included. You can omit the coconut if you prefer, just up your oatmeal by 1/2 cup.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword coconut, cookies, oatmeal

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings cookies

Calories 216kcal

Ingredients

2 c. granulated sugar
½ c. butter salted
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
⅔ c. milk
3 c. oatmeal quick
½ c. coconut flakes unsweetened

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, mix together the sugar, butter, cocoa powder, and milk.
Stir and heat over medium heat until the mixture is just before the soft-ball candy stage (230 degrees).
Immediately remove from heat and stir in oatmeal and coconut flakes.
Using a small cookie scoop, drop small mounds of the cooked mixture onto a sheet of wax paper.
When cooled, store in an airtight container.

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