No Bake Oatmeal Cookie

A No Bake Oatmeal cookie like No Bake Cocoa Quickies or No Bake Cow Patty Cookies should be in everybody's recipe file. No bake for easy, oatmeal for healthy and cookie for good tasting.

"Oatmeal Cookies get their health benefits from the protein and high fiber of the oatmeal!"

Cocoa Quickies are so good you'll probably want to memorize the recipe!

Cocoa Quickies

(No Bake Oatmeal Cookie)

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Place the milk, butter, sugar, and cocoa in a medium sized saucepan. Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil and boil for one minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the rolled oats. Mix in the shredded coconut, if desired.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set. Quickies may be refrigerated to speed up the setting process.

Everybody in your house will love Cocoa Quickies. They are very good, quick and easy. You just can't beat them for oatmeal cookies.

Cow Patty Cookies

(No Bake Oatmeal Cookie)

2 cups white sugar
5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup milk

Line baking sheets with wax paper and set aside.

Combine the sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder in a large saucepan. Stir in the milk, butter and the peanut butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until the butter melts and the mixture is well combined, about 5-20 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Stir in the vanilla, quick cooking oats and the chopped walnuts, and mix thoroughly.

Take a teaspoon and scoop out a spoonful of the mixture. Drop the spoonful onto the waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the mixture. Place the oatmeal cookies in the refrigerator until the cookies are cooled and set. Store the cookies in an airtight container.

Include the kiddies when you make No Bake Cookies!

Each of these oatmeal cookies is nice and easy. Especially when you have a cookie craving and don't want to fire up the oven. Enjoy a No Bake Oatmeal Cookie.