No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Delicious and easy no bake drop cookies made with only 7 ingredients and are naturally gluten free. These are full of chocolate and peanut butter flavor and make for the perfect no bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies.
Equipment
- parchment paper, wax paper, or aluminum foil to let cookies dry/cool on and prevent sticking to the counter
- large pot or Dutch oven to boil the wet ingredient mixture in
- cookie scoop or spoon to scoop and drop the cookies
- stove top/burner
Ingredients
- 6 cups old fashioned oats
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted if lumpy)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- First, start by measuring out all of the ingredients. Lay large sheets of parchment paper or wax paper on to the counter where you will be dropping the cookies.
- Put the butter, sugar, cocoa powder (sifted if lumpy), and milk into a large pot. Set the stove to high and stir with a wooden spoon or heat resistant spatula until combined. As the mixture comes to a boil, things will start to happen quickly. You want to continue stirring every 30 seconds or so until the mixture is at a full boil.
- Once mixture comes to a rapid boil, reduce the heat and immediately set your timer for 3 minutes. Stir constantly the entre time - this is very important! Stir carefully but do not stop.
- Once the 3 minutes is up, shut off the stove, and carefully remove the pot from the heat. Quickly add in the oats, peanut butter, and vanilla extract. Then stir to combine completely, about a minute.
- With a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop 2 tablespoon sized cookies out on to the parchment paper. Continue scooping and dropping cookies until all of the mixture is gone.
- Let cookies cool at room temperature to firm up, about an hour. Once firm, enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for later!
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