Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies (Print Version)
Chewy chocolate and oat cookies with peanut butter, no baking required and ready in minutes.
# 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
# How to Make It:
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 after 1 minute.
04 - Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth and fully incorporated.
05 - Fold in the rolled oats, stirring until every oat 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 fully set and firm.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- They taste like fudge met a granola bar and they became best friends instantly.
- No oven required, which means you can make them even when your kitchen is already heated up from summer weather.
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- That one minute boil time is not a suggestion, because even thirty extra seconds will dry out your cookies and make them crumbly instead of chewy.
- Humidity affects how these set, so on a rainy day you may need a little extra chill time before they firm up properly.
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- Use a cookie scoop instead of a spoon so every cookie is the same size and sets at the same rate.
- If your mixture seizes up before you finish scooping, put the pot back on low heat for about fifteen seconds to loosen it.