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No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Delicious no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with peanut butter and cocoa flavor — all without turning on the oven!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 173 kcal

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • waxed paper

Ingredients
  

Sugar and Dairy

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 0.5 cups butter or margarine
  • 0.5 cups milk
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch salt

Main Ingredients

  • 3 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 0.5 cups peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Gather all ingredients.
  • Bring sugar, butter, milk, cocoa, and salt to a full rolling boil in a saucepan for 2 minutes.
  • Add quick-cooking oats, peanut butter, and vanilla; mix well.
  • Working quickly, drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let cookies cool until firm. You can refrigerate them for 20 minutes to speed up setting.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

You can substitute dark cocoa or cacao powder for regular cocoa to give the cookies a richer chocolate flavor. Crunchy peanut butter also works well if you prefer more texture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 173kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 71mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate, cookies, easy, no-bake, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter
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