Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies (Printable)
Fudgy chocolate peanut butter oat cookies that need no baking—ready in 35 minutes.
# 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
# How-To:
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 scorching.
04 - Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth and completely melted.
05 - Gently fold in the rolled oats until every oat is thoroughly coated with the chocolate mixture.
06 - Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, shaping into even rounds.
07 - Let the cookies cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes, or refrigerate briefly until firm and set.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- No oven required, which means your kitchen stays cool even in the dead of summer.
- That one minute boil is the only real cooking, and everything else is just stirring and dropping.
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- That one minute boil time is not a suggestion, it is the entire science of this recipe, so set a timer and trust it.
- Humidity can wreak havoc on no-bake cookies, so on rainy days you may need an extra ten minutes of setting time.
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- If your cookies refuse to set, you likely underboiled the syrup, but you can refrigerate them for thirty minutes as a rescue.
- A silicone spatula makes folding in the oats much easier than a wooden spoon because nothing sticks to it.