Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies (Print Version)
Chewy chocolate and oat cookies with peanut butter, ready in minutes with no baking needed.
# What You Need:
→ Main Ingredients
01 - 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
02 - 1 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter
04 - 1/2 cup whole milk
05 - 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
06 - 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
07 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
# Directions:
01 - Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
02 - In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, butter, milk, cocoa powder, and salt. Stir constantly until the mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
03 - Allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute, stirring steadily. Remove from heat immediately.
04 - Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth and fully incorporated.
05 - Gently fold in the oats until every flake is well coated with the chocolate mixture.
06 - Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, shaping into rounds as desired.
07 - Let the cookies cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes, or until firm and set.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- No oven required, which means you can satisfy a chocolate craving without heating up your entire kitchen.
- The peanut butter and chocolate combination is genuinely addictive and somehow tastes even better the next day.
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- That one minute boiling time is not a suggestion, it is the difference between cookies that set and cookies that stay a sticky puddle on your counter.
- If your cookies do not firm up, you can refrigerate them for 15 minutes to help them along, which means the issue was likely under boiling.
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- Measure all your ingredients before you turn on the stove because once the boiling starts you will not have time to dig for measuring cups.
- The peanut butter should be at room temperature so it melts into the hot mixture smoothly without leaving stiff streaks.