Yield: about 2 dozen

Cocoa Oatmeal Bites with Cinnamon, Espresso & White Chocolate Drizzle

Cocoa Oatmeal Bites with Cinnamon, Espresso & White Chocolate Drizzle

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 stick (salted or unsalted) butter, cut up
  • 3 Tbl. cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. instant espresso powder
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup (creamy or crunchy) peanut butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 3/4 - 3 cups regular old-fashioned rolled oats (*not instant)
  • 1 - 2 squares white almond bark, melted

Instructions

  • In medium saucepan, add sugar, butter, cocoa, espresso powder, cinnamon and milk. Stir to mix, bring to a boil over medium heat, and boil for 1 minute, stirring. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in peanut butter and vanilla until creamy.
  • Stir in oats. Only add last 1/4 cup if needed. You don't want them too dry.
  • Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper-lined baking sheet. Pop into fridge to cool completely.
  • When chilled and set, melt bark in small bowl according to package directions. Drizzle over each cookie bite. Let cool again until bark has hardened and completely set.