No-Bake Cookies Are super easy to make with chewy oatmeal! A Family Favorite! – Nothing beats these easy no-bake oatmeal cookies for a quick and tasty treat! With just a few pantry ingredients and no flour or eggs, these easy no-bake cookies with cocoa, peanut butter, and oatmeal are ready to enjoy in 20 minutes! Love all things no-bake? These are literally the easiest cookies ever. Enjoy!
Ingredients list for the no-bake cookies recipe
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
Directions
1. To make the no-bake cookies: In a large saucepan or high-sided chef pan, add butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder. Allow the ingredients to melt together and bring to a rolling boil, then allow to simmer for 1 minute before removing from heat.
2. Add in peanut butter and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth and combined.
3. Add in oats and stir with a wooden spoon, until fully covered and coated.
4. Lay down a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet and scoop about 2 heaping tablespoonfuls into mounds on parchment paper and allow to sit for about 20 minutes. Once the no-bake cookies are set and no longer warm, you can enjoy them! ❤️
Tips for the no-bake cookies recipe
- We use quick-cooking oats for this recipe but you can swap out old-fashioned oats if you like, the only difference is texture and size.
- Make sure you do not simmer the peanut butter, sugar-milk-butter-cocoa mixture for longer than one minute.
- You can use an ice cream scoop filled about 3/4 the way full to measure out these cookies. This recipe makes about 24 cookies, you can make a smaller or larger batch if you like using different cookie scoops.
How and how long to store the no-bake cookies?
These no-bake cookies with peanut butter, cocoa, and oatmeal should keep for about 3 weeks sealed in an air-tight container. Layers of cookies should be separated by a piece of parchment paper.
How to freeze the no-bake cookies
For best results, make sure the no-bake cookies are completely cooled down. Then place in an air-tight container using pieces of parchment paper to separate the layers. You can also use gallon-sized Ziploc bags as well. The no-bake cookies can be frozen for about 3 months.
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