No Bake Cookies
A super fast, super easy to make cookie made with chewy oatmeal, rich cocoa and creamy peanut butter. They're perfectly fudgy and always just too good to resist! A childhood favorite that I'm still making all the time.
Ingredients
- ½ cupsalted butter
- 1 ¾ cupsgranulated sugar
- ⅓ cupunsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cupmilk
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- ⅝ cupcreamy peanut butter
- 3 cupsquick oats ((don't use old fashioned oats))
Directions
- 1
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or set out approximately 29 cupcake liners.
- 2
In a 2.5 to 3 quart medium saucepan combine butter, sugar, cocoa, and milk.
- 3
Set over medium heat, and cook stirring frequently until it reaches a full boil.
- 4
Allow mixture to boil 60 seconds without stirring.
- 5
Remove from heat, immediately add in vanilla, peanut butter and quick oats.
- 6
Stir mixture until well combined then, using a medium (2 Tbsp) cookie scoop or two spoons drop mixture onto lined baking sheets or into cupcake liners.
- 7
Allow to rest at room temperature until set, about 20 - 30 minutes (to speed up setting refrigerate).
- 8
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.