Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies (Printable)
Chewy no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with peanut butter, ready in minutes and perfect for sweet cravings.
# What You'll 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 exactly 1 minute, stirring steadily. Remove from heat immediately to prevent overcooking.
04 - Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth and fully melted.
05 - Gently fold in the rolled oats until every piece 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 refrigerate until firm and set.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- No oven required, so your kitchen stays cool and you cannot overbake them.
- The peanut butter adds a fudgy richness that makes people think you spent hours.
02 -
- That one minute boil time is not a suggestion; underboil and the cookies stay wet and crumbly, overboil and they turn dry and crumbly.
- Humidity is the enemy of no bake cookies, so on muggy days give them extra chilling time in the fridge.
03 -
- If your cookies refuse to set, pop the whole tray in the fridge for fifteen minutes and they will firm right up.
- The dough is easier to scoop if you work quickly before it starts to cool and thicken in the pan.