No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Quick, chewy, and rich with chocolate and peanut butter, these no bake cookies are the perfect dessert solution—made with simple ingredients and zero oven time.
Ingredients
Cookie Mixture
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter or use salted butter and omit added salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk whole or 2% preferred
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter natural or processed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick oats do not use rolled oats
- 1 pinch salt optional if using unsalted butter
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet or flat surface with parchment or wax paper.
- In a medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder over medium heat. Stir constantly until the butter melts and the mixture begins to boil.
- Once boiling, stop stirring and let it boil for exactly 60 seconds.
- Remove from heat and immediately stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Stir in the quick oats until fully coated and mixture thickens.
- Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared parchment paper. Leave space between each cookie.
- Let the cookies cool completely for about 20–30 minutes until set.
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