Name: Chocolate Oatmeal Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 2/3 cup shortening; 1 large egg; 3 tbsp milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 tsp baking soda; pinch of sea salt; 1 cup quick oats or old fashioned oats

Ingredients

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1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup shortening
1 large egg
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of sea salt
1 cup quick oats or old fashioned oats

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 and line a sheet pan with parchment.
In a large bowl, beat sugar and shortening with an electric hand mixer.
Then beat in egg, milk and vanilla.
Next, beat in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Stir in the oats by hand.
Using a small cookie scoop, roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on sheet pan a couple inches apart.
Dip a fork in flour and make a crisscross pattern on the tops of the dough balls and slightly flatten.
Bake for 9 – 11 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
Store in an airtight container.
Enjoy!