These cookies are to die for! It's a perfect mixture of dark chocolate cocoa, peanut butter, and oats. The hardest part about cooking these is trying not to eat them all at once!
Ingredients (makes about 2 dozen) -
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
4 tbsp. Hershey's Special Dark unsweetened cocoa
1/2 peanut butter
3 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions -
Combine sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, and cocoa into a medium saucepan on high. Stir to mix well. When the mixture reaches a rolling boil, cook for 1 1/2 minutes (be exact with this step). Remove from heat and add peanut butter and oats. Mix well. Immediately spoon out and place on wax paper or greased foil to cool. Enjoy when hardened!
Now I do realize these aren't the healthiest dessert to eat with all the sugar, but at least I know what's in them because they are made from REAL food and made at home by me. It's okay to enjoy chocolate and sweets in moderation. Completely ridding the foods you love may make you break your food plan and feel like you've failed. Eat one or two of these cookies with a glass of milk and enjoy a little bit of sweets every now and again to reward yourself for all your hard work!
Those look amazing!!! I know if I try to cut out everything at once that I enjoy...it never works!!!
ReplyDeleteThis actually scales down really well--change all the cups to Tblsp (and the cocoa down to 1 tsp) and you've got an individual size serving that can be made in the microwave very easily (and less temptation to eat the whole thing!)
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