No-Bake Fudgy Coconut Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Makes

3-1/2 dozen

Updated: Oct. 13, 2022
My daughter works at a summer camp, so I send treats. Instead of a cookie jar we use a coffee can and call it the Wrangler Feeding Trough. Everyone asks for this cookie. —Sue Klemm, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
No-Bake Fudgy Coconut Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup white baking chips
  • 1 teaspoon shortening

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, combine the first 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 3 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and vanilla until blended. Stir in oats and coconut. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
  3. In a microwave, melt baking chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate until set. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 101 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 63mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.