Measure the peanut butter, oats, vanilla, salt and chopped nuts into a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, place sugar, cocoa, butter, and evaporated milk. Cook on medium heat, stirring often, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil ingredients for 1 minute. Immediately remove sauce from heat and pour over peanut butter/oat mixture in mixing bowl. Stir well, to fully melt peanut butter and combine all ingredients.
Place a piece of wax or parchment paper on a 9x13 baking sheet. Drop batter by rounded spoonfuls onto paper (Use 2 spoons... one to scoop, and the back of the other to scoop/drop cookies onto paper). See NOTES section for tip.
Place baking sheet (uncovered) into refrigerator, and refrigerate for an hour so they can set up. Enjoy! Store chocolate oaties in a covered container in refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
I used a rounded Tablespoon batter for each cookie (yielded 31, 2-3" wide cookies). If you want more cookies, simply make them smaller by using a rounded teaspoon!
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Oaties
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 154Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 71mg3%
Potassium 88mg3%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 105IU2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.