No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies come together in less than 10 minutes and are the easiest cookie to make. All ages young and old will love these simple cookies that are great to make in advance.
Ingredients
- ¼ cupsalted butter
- ¼ cupmilk
- 1 cupsugar
- 2 tablespoonsunsweetened 100% cocoa powder or special dark cocoa powder
- 1 cupold-fashioned or quick cooking oats
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- ¼ cupcreamy peanut butter
Directions
- 1
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- 2
Once the butter is melted, add the milk, granulated sugar, and unsweetened cocoa powder to the saucepan. Stir until the mixture is smooth. Cook for 1 minute.
- 3
Increase the heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a rolling boil. Let it boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
- 4
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Immediately stir in oats, creamy peanut butter, and vanilla extract until well combined and starting to thicken, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- 5
Using a spoon or cookie scoop, drop spoonfuls of the cookie mixture onto wax paper or parchment paper. Leave a little space between each cookie as they will spread slightly as they cool.
- 6
Allow the cookies to cool and set at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, or until firm to the touch.