Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
yields: 24 cookies
These chewy chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies are an absolutely delicious nutty, fudgy, and naturally gluten-free treat. And no eggs needed! They have only 8 ingredients and are super quick to make with only 5 minutes prep. With a crisp shell and soft gooey center that turns almost fudge-like over time, nostalgic no-bake cookies are loaded with old-fashioned rolled oats and can easily be made vegan!
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (113 g) unsalted butter, or plant-butter for vegan or dairy-free.
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (150 g) light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup (36 g) cocoa powder
- ½ cup (120 g) whole milk, or other dairy or non-dairy milk
- ½ cup (123 g) creamy peanut butter, no-stir
- 2 ¾ cups (270 g) gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add the butter, sugars, cocoa powder, and milk to a medium sauce pan. Measure out all of the other ingredients and have them ready to go near the stove.
- Cook the butter mixture over medium-high heat, stirring, until the butter melts and the mixture comes to a full rolling boil even in the center (not just around the edges). Once the mixture is at a rolling boil, stop stirring and cook for exactly 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and working quickly, stir in the peanut butter, followed by the oats, vanilla, and salt, until completely mixed.
- Let the mixture rest for 2-3 minutes for the oats to soak up a bit of moisture while you line a baking sheet with parchment paper. (Otherwise your cookies will be quite thin.)
- Scoop 2-tablespoon-sized balls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. I recommend a medium cookie scoop. If your cookie spreads too much, let the mixture cool for another minute. Working quickly, scoop all of the cookies onto the baking sheet with a cookie scoop or spoon, shaping them into mounds, if needed.
- Before removing the cookies from the baking sheet, let them cool completely until firm to the touch, 1-2 hours at room temperature or 15-30 minutes in the fridge.
- Store on the counter in an air-tight container for up to 3 days or in the fridge for a week. Enjoy straight from the fridge or at room temperature.
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How to store no-bake cookies
These cookies will keep on your counter in an air-tight container for up to 3 days or in the fridge for a week. The longer you store them, the texture goes from gooey and chewy to more fudge-like. Both are equally as delicious with different textural experiences! My friend Nissa said that growing up she kept them in the fridge because they were so delicious cold - I've tested them both at room temperature and in the fridge and love them equally!