The BEST No Bake Cookies

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The BEST No Bake Cookies

No Bake Cookies Recipe with Chocolate Oatmeal and Peanut Butter: The classic recipe that uses milk, butter, sugar, cocoa, peanut butter and oats!

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Resting Time20

Total Time26

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 245kcal

Author: Jessica Burgess

Ingredients

½ cup salted butter 1 stick
2 cups white granulated sugar
½ cup milk 2%, whole or skim
4 Tablespoons cocoa
⅓ cup peanut butter Creamy is my favorite and JIF or Skippy are preferred over generic. It makes a difference!
3 cups oats quick or old-fashioned
1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional

Instructions

Place a piece of aluminum foil, approximately a foot long, out on the counter. You'll be scooping out the cookies on to this to let dry once they're finished cooking.
In a large sauce pan place ½ cup salted butter, 2 cups white granulated sugar½ cup milkand 4 Tablespoons cocoaand turn burner on to medium-high heat.
Some prefer adding vanilla extract to this recipe, however I don't like them with vanilla. If would like vanilla, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract at the same time as the milk.
Stirring to combine, cook until butter has melted.
Next, and PRO TIP: Once all of the chocolate mixture starts boiling, (not just a bubble here and there -- wait until it all starts boiling) begin timing the boil, stir slowly and constantly, and let it boil for 1 minute.
After one minute of boiling, remove from heat
Mix in ⅓ cup peanut butter and stir until combined
Add in 3 cups oats and stir until evenly mixed
QUICKLY, using a spoon, scoop out a tablespoon of cookie mixture on to your prepared aluminum foil, making approximately 16-20 cookies.
Let cookies sit for about 20 minutes or until the cookies have hardened and you can pick them up off of the aluminum foil.

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Notes

TIP: Spread out a piece of aluminum foil on to the counter before you start making the cookies so it will be ready and you can quickly spoon out the cookies.

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