The Ultimate No Bake Cookies Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
A classic, quick, and fudgy no-bake cookie recipe featuring chocolate and chewy oats. The key is in precise timing of the boil for a perfect set.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
2 cups granulated sugar
one-half cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
one-half cup milk
one-quarter cup unsweetened cocoa powder
one-half teaspoon fine sea salt
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Combine the sugar, butter, milk, cocoa powder, and salt in a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir constantly over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
2. Bring the mixture to a full, continuous, rolling boil. Set a timer immediately upon reaching the rolling boil.
3. Boil the mixture for exactly sixty seconds, without stopping the stirring. Immediately remove the pan from the heat.
4. Quickly stir in the creamy peanut butter and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and glossy.
5. Fold in the quick-cooking oats until they are fully coated in the chocolate fudge base.
6. Working quickly, drop heaping tablespoons of the mixture onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
7. Allow the cookies to cool and set completely at room temperature for thirty to forty-five minutes before serving.
Notes
If cookies won’t set, increase boiling time by 15-30 seconds next time.
Use certified gluten-free oats if needed.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to five days at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 15mg