Make These No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies in 10 Minutes

There’s nothing like homemade baked goods, but they just aren’t that practical to make in college — especially if you live in a dorm. We all need to satisfy our sweet tooth every once in a while, though, and quick and easy is the way to do it. And it’s actually possible with these no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. That’s right: no oven required.

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:5 mins
• Total Time:10 mins
• Servings:15
• Easy

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 cups quick oats

• Step 1

  Combine sugar, butter, milk, peanut butter and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 1/2 minutes.

  

• Step 2

  Remove from heat. Slowly add oats and stir into chocolate-peanut butter mixture. Stir well.

  

• Step 3

  Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper (or a plate if, like me, you don't have wax paper lying around).

  

• Step 4

  Allow cookies to set until they harden (usually about an hour).