Nothing is better than a batch or two of these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies!
This no bake oatmeal cookies recipe is so easy to make, even the kids can help out! Chocolate and peanut butter are perfect partners, and a handful of oats makes these homemade no bake cookies easy, fun, and delightfully delicious!
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
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Best No Bake Cookies!
- Soon to become a family classic cookie, no bake cookies are a guilt-free snack that everyone can enjoy!
- Use as an energy bite to power through until dinner.
- Just a few healthy ingredients, two steps and they’re ready to enjoy.
- Stovetop or microwave ready in minutes.
- Make this no bake cookie recipe easy by adjusting the sugar amounts, or use Swerve for a sugar-free cookie!
- With or without add-ins, no bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies are easy, last-minute snacks that everyone will love.
Ingredients and Variations
PEANUT BUTTER For the best tasting no bake cookies, use real ingredients like butter and creamy or crunchy peanut butter. For a version without peanut butter, use soy nut butter or almond butter, or even sunflower seed butter. There are a lot of delicious peanut free alternatives out there!
OATS Quick cooking oats will produce a softer cookie, but old-fashioned oats can work, giving the cookies a firmer texture.
EXTRAS Adding flaked coconut, chopped nuts, even some chopped, dried fruit like apricots will make no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies a signature cookie! Serve with a green smoothie for a healthy after-school snack!
How to Make No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
On the Stovetop:
- Melt the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and scoop onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Cool and serve.
In the Microwave:
- Melt the first 4 ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl, pausing every 30 seconds to stir.
- Add remaining ingredients and scoop onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cool and serve.
How to Store Cookies
Keep cookies in a covered container or a zippered bag for up to 2 weeks at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Time Saving Tips
- For best results, use a watermelon baller or a small ice cream scoop to get uniform cookies every time.
- Chilling the cookie dough for at least 20 minutes helps to solidify it before scooping it onto the parchment paper.
- Avoid overloading the cookies with too many add-ins or they won’t hold together like they need to.
Other Delicious Treats To Try!
- No Bake Coconut Pecan Cookies – ready in under 30 minutes!
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars – so chewy and delicious.
- No Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars – grab & go treat!
- Peanut Butter Cookies – a family favorite.
- Microwave Rice Krispie Treats – a classic no bake treat.
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter
- 2 cups Sugar
- ½ cup Milk
- 4 Tablespoons Cocoa
- ½ cup Peanut Butter
- 3 - 3 ½ cups Quick cooking Oats
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the first 4 ingredients to a medium saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, and boil for about a minute.
- Stir in the peanut butter, oats, and vanilla until fully incorporated and scoop onto a parchment-lined pan.
- Let cool until set.
Nutrition
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Angela says
When I was younger my mother always made these for us. When we could smell them cooking in the kitchen, we knew that we had done something great! Most of the time she would just say ‘I made them because I love ya’ll.” I loved eating these cookies they were my favorite. I have tried two recipes to make these and they are always to gooey. They don’t harden at all and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips for me? I would be so grateful.
De says
I make these cookies all the time. Some short cuts mix constantly in the beginning to make sure all of the sugar has melted. Let hard rolling boil from 1-2 minutes. I usually do 1:30. I time it exactly, remove from heat add the vanilla and peanut butter make sure pb is fully incorporated. Then I add the oats. This is my favorite cookie. Be careful though sometimes the batter can come out too wet and the cookies are gooey and if cooked too long they are too dry.
Connie says
A no-bake cookie withOUT coconut! I LOVE YOU!