Description
Irresistible no-bake oatmeal cookies blend creamy peanut butter with rich chocolate for a quick, delightful dessert. Sweet memories and comforting flavors come together, promising pure indulgence you can savor in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick or 113 grams) unsalted butter
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Liquid and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powder Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Arrange a parchment-lined baking sheet to prepare for cookie placement.
- Combine sugar, butter, milk, and cocoa powder in a saucepan, heating over medium temperature while stirring consistently to prevent scorching.
- Allow the mixture to reach a vigorous boil, maintaining precise 60-second cooking time to ensure proper consistency.
- Immediately remove from heat source and incorporate peanut butter and vanilla, mixing until achieving a uniform, glossy texture.
- Fold oats thoroughly into the liquid mixture, ensuring complete and even coating of each oat fragment.
- Utilize a spoon to carefully deposit uniform dollops of the mixture onto the prepared parchment-covered surface.
- Permit cookies to solidify naturally at ambient room temperature for approximately 30-45 minutes, alternatively accelerate setting process by chilling in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Notes
- Precise timing matters when boiling the mixture to ensure the perfect cookie consistency without burning.
- Use quick-cooking oats for a smoother texture and easier blending with the chocolate base.
- Swap peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter for nut-free alternatives that work equally well.
- Chill cookies in the refrigerator for a firmer, more compact treat that holds its shape better.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 169
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 49 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg