Monday, November 22, 2010

How To Make Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

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Children love cookies and so as adults. How much more will the cravings for cookies be if they come out to be a healthier treat? Using oatmeal and cocoa, you can make delicious cookies that no one can hate. And what is better news for you is that this oatmeal cookie recipe is something easy to make. In fact, this is a no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookie dish. Read on and find out how you can make a nice batch at home.

1.   Prepare all the ingredients for the chocolate oatmeal cookies. Here are the ingredients you need to prepare for the cookies:
·      Two cups of sugar
·        Half a cup of cocoa
·        A tick of butter
·        A teaspoon of vanilla
·        Half a cup of milk
·        Three cups of quick-cooking oatmeal
·        Half a cup of peanut butter (optional)

2.   Combine all of the ingredients except the oatmeal, vanilla, and peanut butter. Mix in the butter, milk, cocoa, and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture into a boil for a minute at medium heat.
3.   Add in the rest of the ingredients in the mixture. Remove the pan from heat and throw in the vanilla, oatmeal, and peanut butter. Stir the mixture well until all are blended together.
4.   Create pieces of oatmeal cookies out of the mixture. Get a plate and line it with wax paper. Drop around a spoonful of the mixture onto the paper. Wait for 30 minutes until the oatmeal cookies have cooled.

These chocolate oatmeal cookies are great to be served as snacks of little children and even health-conscious adults. Munch on these treats and find a new definition to your usual cookie snacks. Enjoy!