No-Bake Oatmeal Cookie Balls

By Addie

Now that school is out for the summer, are you looking for a fun treat to make with your kids? These certainly fit the bill!

These aren’t your normal no-bake cookies. Instead, they are a chocolate oatmeal cookie ball that is rolled in powdered sugar – making them quite pretty in my opinion. And they are so easy that children wouldn’t have a hard time making them at all. And they are fun, since you get to get in and get your hands dirty! I liked these so much that I made them 3 times in a week for 3 different occasions!

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the oats, sugar and cocoa. With clean hands, mix in the water, vanilla, butter and peanut butter to form a dough.

Wash hands, then roll the dough into balls 1 to 2 inches in diameter. Roll balls in confectioners’ sugar until thickly coated.

Chill 20 minutes before serving.
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REVIEWS:

Ooh, these are a classic where I grew up. A very similar recipe is printed on the bag of oats. It uses cold coffee instead of peanut butter, gives the whole thing a wonderful mocha taste. Try rolling them in chocolate sprinkles if you don't mind the crunch.

Simple, beautiful, delicious, and you don't even have to turn on the oven – I'm sold!

I shouldn't have even tried these. They are SOOO good. I'm in trouble now.

My 12 yr old Grand daughter and I have made these twice in the last week! They are great! I will also try making them with cold coffee as Grace said, we like mocha too. For storage, we have used a ziplock in the fridge (don’t know how long they would last, they are gone in two days:)