Classic Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies
Make these classic no bake cookies quickly using simple pantry staples. You get rich chocolate and peanut butter flavor in a chewy oatmeal cookie without using your oven.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 45 min
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for exactly one minute without stirring once it boils.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat immediately.
- Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until fully melted and combined.
- Quickly mix in the quick-cooking oats until they are evenly coated.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of the mixture onto wax paper or parchment paper laid on a baking sheet.
- Let the cookies cool and set completely at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- For a faster set time, you can place the cookies in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- If you want a slightly different texture, substitute rolled oats for quick-cooking oats, but the final texture will be less uniform.
- You can use crunchy peanut butter if you prefer texture in your cookies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg