Chocolate and Peanut Butter No Bake Cookie Recipe (2024)

No bake cookies are such a time saver and are easy to make for any event. Try this quick stove top Chocolate and Peanut Butter No Bake Cookie recipe! You’ll love the wholesome goodness of chocolate, peanut butter and oatmeal in this cookie.

When you think about it there are so many varieties that people enjoy, for instance you might like my Peanut Butter and Corn Chip No Bake Cookies. For those who need to avoid gluten, you might enjoy my gluten free Chocolate No-Bake Cookies.

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My family enjoys no bake cookies so much that just yesterday my son begged for them. So what else could I do except pull out my family’s tried and true recipe. Just like my son these cookies have been a long time favorite of mine because my mom and grandma made them for me.

This treat is one of the first desserts many learn to make because it is simple and quick to make. While it is a sweet treat it also provides nutrients your body needs such as fiber and protein from the wholerolled oats and peanut butter. Thus thereasonfor their wholesomeness.

What do you need for this sweet and “healthy” No Bake Cookie?

You might recognize that the majority of ingredients used in this recipe make up the base for many cookies and desserts.

No bake Cookie base

  • Sugar: As noted previously, sugar is a base component to most cookies adding the sweetness we all love.
  • Cocoa powder: There are so many varieties of cocoa powder that you can use in this recipe, one I like to use is Nestle Toll House Cocoa Powder.
  • A stick fo butter (1/2 cup): I prefer to use unsalted butter since additional salt will be added.
  • Kosher salt: The reason I use Kosher salt is because it is not as salty as table salt.
  • Milk: Milk and butter help create the creamy sauce that will be coating the oats.

no bake cookie Add-ins

  • Peanut butter: Creamy peanut butter works best in this recipe, but if you can use crunch]y peanut butter if you prefer.
  • Vanilla extract: When making a chocolate sauce vanilla extract can enhance the chocolate flavor while smoothing out the bitters of the cocoa.
  • Old-fashioned rolled oats: Use old-fashioned rolled oats because they are a larger grain and hold their form when coated.

Equipment

  • Waxed paper or parchment paper: Drop by the cookies mixture by teaspoon fulls onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper or parchment paper. The wax and parchment papers provide a non-stick surface that you can easily remove the cookies from once set.

Tips:

Sugar Free No Bake Cookies: Many people have special diets that limit sugar in take. To make these cookies sugar free use a granulated sugar substitute like Swerve instead of sugar.

Dairy Free No Bake Cookies: If you would like to make dairy free no bake cookies substitute coconut milk and oil for the milk and butter. The same measurements would be used when substituting nondairy products for dairy products.

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For another easy no-bake recipe try these peanut butter chocolate crunch treats!

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Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Resting Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

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Equipment

  • Medium size heavy sauce pan

  • Wooden or bamboo spoon

  • Teaspoon or teaspoon sized cookie scoop

  • Metal cookie sheet

  • Waxed paper

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats

Instructions

  • In a heavy saucepan mix the sugar, cocoa, butter, salt and milk over medium heat until combined.

  • Bring the mixture to a boil and let boil fro 1 minute.

  • Remove the pan from the heat and quickly add peanut peanut butter stirring until just combined.

  • Next stir in vanilla and oatmeal until oat is completely coated.

  • Drop mixture by the teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet lined with a sheet of waxed paper.

  • Allow cookies to cool. Once the cookies are cool they will harden.

Notes

This cookie recipe can be modified to be sugar free and dairy free. To make it sugar free use a granulated sugar substitute instead of sugar. For dairy free substitute coconut milk and oil for the milk and butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 36g | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

Servings: 30 people

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Author: Cindy Hopper

Categories: Recipes, Sweets

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter No Bake Cookie Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What makes no bake cookies not set up? ›

Boiling too long will cause the cookies to be dry and crumbly. However, if you don't boil long enough the cookies will not set and will be runny. Some folks say bring the mixture to a rolling boil and then count to 60, while others swear by counting to 90.

What is no bake cookies made of? ›

The cookies are made with peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla, and oats, this no bake dessert recipe is full of all your favorite cookie flavors. You can't go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Seriously, the BEST combo!

Why do my peanut butter cookies not taste like peanut butter? ›

The most common mistake with peanut butter cookies is using the wrong type of peanut butter. The BEST peanut butter for today's cookies is a processed creamy peanut butter, preferably Jif or Skippy.

How to bake cookies without an oven? ›

You can whip up cookies in a jiff using a non-stick griddle. Heat your griddle to between medium-low and medium heat; if it's too hot, the outside of the cookie will burn before the inside has a chance to cook. Portion out a tablespoon of cookie dough for each cookie you're making.

How to get no bake cookies to harden? ›

  1. Most no-bake cookies have some sticky ingredient to hold it together.
  2. If you used something sticky like butter, peanut butter, melted marshmallows or melted chocolate I would pop them in the fridge, so they firm up.
  3. If that doesn't help, I would completely dip them in melted chocolate and let them harden in the fridge.
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How long does no bake cookie dough last? ›

In the refrigerator, the cookie dough will stay fresh for about 6 month. In the freezer, you can keep it for up to 1 year!

What are the basic ingredients for peanut butter cookies? ›

Are Chips Ahoy actually baked? ›

Chips Ahoy! is an American chocolate chip cookie brand, baked and marketed by Nabisco, a subsidiary of Mondelez International, that debuted in 1963.

What happens if you don't flatten peanut butter cookies? ›

If you don't flatten the cookies first, then the fork does double duty – it performs both functions. One very subtle result of creating the pattern is that the little tips of dough bake up crisper than the rest of the cookie, giving you both a bit of additional texture and deeper taste where the dough is more baked.

What enhances peanut butter flavor? ›

Salt (optional) – to enhance the flavor! If your peanuts are already salted, you can leave this out. Maple Syrup (optional) – if you want to sweeten things up, add a tablespoon of maple syrup, honey or agave. Cinnamon (optional) – for some added spice.

Is it better to use butter or shortening in peanut butter cookies? ›

Yes, shortening yields chewier cookies than butter does, because butter contains water and shortening doesn't. But you can easily make up for butter's crisping tendencies by using crucial ingredient No. 3… Brown sugar instead of white sugar.

Can you bake cookies in an air fryer? ›

You can use the air fryer for any cookie recipe you want to bake! Just be sure to adjust the temperature—since the air fryer gets a lot hotter a lot quicker, you won't want to go past 325 degrees, otherwise your cookies will burn.

Is it better to bake cookies with or without parchment paper? ›

Using parchment paper for baking cookies will enable them to bake more evenly, and the non-stick quality will also help prevent them from cracking or breaking when lifting them off the sheet.

Why aren't my cookies firming? ›

If your cookies repeatedly turn out flat, no matter the recipe, chances are your oven is too hot. Here's what's happening. The butter melts super quickly in a too-hot oven before the other ingredients have firmed up into a cookie structure. Therefore, as the butter spreads so does the whole liquidy cookie.

Why is my cookie dough not setting? ›

If you think your cookie dough is off, you may not have enough liquid in the recipe. Consider adding a touch more liquid such as melted butter, egg yolks, or a teaspoon of water. Add a teeny bit and see if that helps. Add more as needed until the dough holds together and is scoop-able.

Why aren t my cookies setting? ›

Click 'Tools' (the gear icon) in the browser toolbar. Choose Internet Options. Click the Privacy tab, and then, under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies or to the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click OK.

Why are my no bake cookies grainy? ›

Why are my no bake cookies grainy? One common reason is overcooking or undercooking the mixture when boiling the ingredients. Make sure to boil the mixture for precisely one minute. Overboiling can lead to a grainy texture, as can using granulated sugar that hasn't completely dissolved.

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