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No-Bake Chocolate Oat Cookies

Cocoa and peanut butter come together in these fudgy no-bake cookie, which are full of oats!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups quick oats
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3 tbsp butter

Method
 

  1. Ask a grown-up to warm the butter, milk, sugar, and cocoa in a bowl in the microwave for about a minute, then stir until smooth.
  2. Stir in the peanut butter until it melts into the mixture.
  3. Add the oats and mix until everything is coated.
  4. Scoop spoonfuls onto a parchment-lined tray.
  5. Let them set in the fridge for 10 minutes until firm.

Notes

They firm up as they chill, so resist the urge to taste-test all twelve.