Description
Chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies deliver rich cocoa comfort without heating ovens. Fudgy chocolate lovers discover quick, simple dessert magic that satisfies sweet cravings in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (720 ml) quick oats (or old-fashioned oats)
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml/125 g) peanut butter (creamy)
- ½ cup (1 stick/113 g) butter (salted)
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk (2% or whole)
- ¼ cup (25 g) cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper to create a clean surface for cookie placement.
- Mixture Creation: In a medium saucepan, blend sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder over medium-high heat, stirring consistently to achieve a smooth, uniform consistency.
- Boiling Process: Bring the chocolate mixture to a rolling boil, maintaining constant movement to prevent scorching, and continue boiling for exactly 60 seconds to develop optimal flavor and texture.
- Flavor Infusion: Remove from heat and swiftly incorporate peanut butter, stirring until the mixture transforms into a glossy, homogeneous blend.
- Final Combination: Fold in oats and vanilla extract, ensuring thorough distribution of ingredients throughout the chocolate base.
- Forming Cookies: Carefully dollop uniform spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared parchment-lined sheet, creating consistent cookie shapes.
- Setting and Cooling: Allow cookies to rest at room temperature, giving them 15-25 minutes to solidify completely and develop a perfect no-bake texture.
Notes
- Control Boiling Time: Precisely boil for 60 seconds to achieve the perfect cookie texture, preventing under or overcooking which can affect consistency.
- Prevent Burning: Stir continuously during boiling to avoid scorching the mixture, ensuring a smooth and even chocolate base for the cookies.
- Room Temperature Matters: Let cookies set at room temperature for 15-25 minutes, creating the ideal firm yet slightly chewy texture that makes these no-bake treats irresistible.
- Ingredient Quality Impacts: Use fresh, high-quality cocoa powder and oats to elevate the overall flavor and texture of the no-bake cookies.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg