Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies (Printable Version)

Chewy chocolate and oat cookies with peanut butter, no baking needed and ready in minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Main Ingredients

01 - 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (200 g)
02 - 1 cup granulated sugar (200 g)
03 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (115 g)
04 - 1/2 cup whole milk (120 ml)
05 - 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (25 g)
06 - 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (130 g)
07 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

# Directions:

01 - Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
02 - In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the granulated sugar, unsalted butter, whole milk, unsweetened 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 the saucepan from heat immediately to prevent overcooking.
04 - Stir in the creamy peanut butter and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and fully blended.
05 - Gently fold in the old-fashioned rolled oats until every oat is evenly 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 Hints:

01 -
  • They go from stovetop to cookie sheet in under fifteen minutes flat.
  • The peanut butter and chocolate combination is the kind of pairing that makes people close their eyes on the first bite.
  • No oven, no mixer, no fancy equipment, just one saucepan and a spoon.
02 -
  • That one minute boil time is not a suggestion, under boil and the cookies stay gooey, over boil and they crumble dry.
  • Measure everything before you start because the stovetop portion moves fast and you cannot pause a boiling pot.
03 -
  • If your cookies spread too flat, your boil was too short, next time let it go the full sixty seconds.
  • Wetting your spoon lightly with cold water before scooping prevents the mixture from sticking and gives you rounder cookies.

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