Classic Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies
Make rich, chewy chocolate peanut butter no bake cookies using simple pantry staples. This recipe requires no oven and sets quickly, perfect for a fast sweet fix.
- 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 unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, milk, and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil hard 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 stir in the quick-cooking oats until they are evenly coated with the chocolate mixture.
- 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, about 30 minutes, before serving.
Notes
- For chewy cookies, boil the sugar mixture for exactly one minute. Boiling longer results in a crumbly texture.
- If you need the cookies to set faster, place the sheet pan in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
- You can substitute rolled oats for quick-cooking oats, but the texture will be slightly less chewy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 5mg