No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Quick and nostalgic stovetop cookies with oats, cocoa, and peanut butter. These cookies are set on parchment paper without baking, offering a simple pantry staple dessert.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 min
- Yield: 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
Instructions
- Combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over medium heat. Boil for exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove the saucepan from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the oats and stir until they are well coated.
- Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
- Let the cookies cool and set completely, about 30-60 minutes.
Notes
- For dairy-free cookies, use your favorite dairy-free milk and butter substitute.
- For peanut-free cookies, substitute sunflower seed butter for peanut butter.
- Ensure you boil the mixture for the full minute to achieve the correct consistency. Boiling too short will result in runny cookies, while boiling too long can make them dry and crumbly.
- If your cookies are too dry, you may have over-boiled the syrup. If they are too soft, you may not have boiled it long enough.
- The texture can be slightly grainy if the peanut butter is not fully incorporated before adding the oats.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 10mg