Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

Dessert
45 min
24 servings
156 kcal / serving

These chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies are soft, chewy, and flavorful!  A quick and easy treat using a handful of pantry staples!

Ingredients

  • 2 cupsgranulated sugar
  • ½ cupunsalted butter
  • ½ cupmilk
  • ¼ cupunsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cupcreamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 3 cupsquick-cooking oats

Directions

  1. 1

    In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, milk, and cocoa powder.  Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir until the mixture comes to a boil.

  2. 2

    Once the mixture is boiling, let it continue to boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

  3. 3

    Remove the saucepan from heat and immediately add the peanut butter and vanilla extract.  Stir until the peanut butter is fully melted and the mixture is well combined.

  4. 4

    Add the quick-cooking oats to the mixture.  Stir until the oats are coated and evenly distributed.

  5. 5

    Using a cookie scoop, drop by the spoonful onto wax paper or parchment paper.

  6. 6

    Let the cookies cool and set at room temperature for about 20 to 30 minutes until they are firm.  Do not place them in the fridge while cooling.

  7. 7

    Once the cookies have cooled and set, serve!