No Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookies
These no-bake cookies combine chocolate, peanut butter, and oats for a quick and easy treat.
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 3 cups quick cook oats
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ⅔ cups sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix the oats and salt in a large bowl.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the sugar, milk, and cocoa powder to the saucepan. Stir until combined.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and let it cook for 1 minute.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract.
- Pour the mixture over the oats and stir until fully coated.
- Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto wax paper or a baking sheet.
- Let the cookies cool and set for about 30 minutes.
Notes
Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.