Description
Quick and easy cookies made without baking, featuring peanut butter flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
Instructions
- Combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Boil without stirring for exactly one minute after it reaches a full boil.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat immediately.
- Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Fold in the rolled oats until they are completely coated.
- Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto wax paper-lined baking sheets.
- Let the cookies cool and set completely, about 30 minutes.
Notes
- Measure your oats accurately for the best texture.
- Do not overcook the sugar mixture after it boils, or the cookies will be crumbly.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: peanut butter cookies, no bake, quick dessert, oats, chocolate