Peanut-Free Chocolate Macaroons

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

These no-bake, peanut-free, chocolate macaroons made with oats and coconut are also known as 'Frogs and Haystacks'.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Line a work surface with waxed paper.
2 Stir oats, cocoa powder, and coconut together in a large bowl.
3 Whisk sugar, milk, and butter together in a nonstick pot; bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir vanilla extract into butter mixture.
4 Stir oat mixture into butter mixture until well-combined. Drop mixture by the spoonful onto waxed paper and let sit until set, at least 15 minutes.