The Best No Bake Cookies Recipe with Peanut Butter (Ready in 10 Minutes)
Make delicious no bake cookies with chocolate and peanut butter in just 10 minutes. An easy, quick, no-bake cookie recipe with simple ingredients and rich flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 200 g Granulated Sugar
- ¼ cup / 57 g Butter
- 2 tbsp / 10 g Cocoa Powder
- ¼ cup / 60 ml Milk
- ¼ cup / 65 g Peanut Butter
- 1 tsp / 5 ml Vanilla Essence
- 1 & ½ cup / 122 g Quick Cooking Oats
Instructions
Prepare the Sugar Mixture
- Take a pot and add room-temperature unsalted butter, granulated sugar, milk, and cocoa powder.
- Put the saucepan on the stovetop and set the temperature to medium heat.
- Start whisking the mixture till rolling boil.
- Then, bring the mixture to a rolling boil and let it boil for 60 seconds (make sure to set a timer!)
- Take the pot off the stovetop.
Add Peanut Butter, Vanilla Essence, and Oats
- Also, add the peanut butter and vanilla essence to the mixture. and give it a good mix.
- Add the quick oats and stir properly.
Scoop and Let the Cookies Set, and Serve
- Take a cookie scoop and scoop the dough while it’s still hot.
- Place the scooped dough onto a prepared baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make sure the cookies are far apart enough from each other, and flatten them using a spoon if they don’t spread properly.
- Let the cookies set and cool down for about 20-30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- If you don’t boil the sugar mixture for long enough, you might end up with cookie dough that does not set properly.
- Your old-fashioned no bake cookies can come out too dry if you boil your sugar mixture for too long.
- If you add too much oats or boil the sugar mixture for too long, your cookies may turn too crumbly.
- Your cookies may have a grainy texture if you don’t boil the sugar mixture properly.