No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies are simple, sweet and extremely easy to make. I share my tips so that your oatmeal cookies come out perfect every time!
Satisfy your sweet tooth without breaking a sweat with these no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. Imagine sinking your teeth into a chewy, chocolaty cookie packed with hearty oats, gooey peanut butter, and a hint of vanilla. With just a few basic ingredients and less than 30 minutes of prep time, you can whip up a batch of these without the need for baking.
They’re naturally gluten-free and you can have a little fun with them by adding mix-ins. Whether you’re a chocolate lover or simply in need of a quick and easy dessert option, these no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies are sure to satisfy your cravings.
How To Make No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients needed
- Butter
- Evaporated milk
- Creamy peanut butter
- Granulated sugar
- Powdered cocoa
- Vanilla extract
- Quick oats
Tips, where the recipe can go wrong…
- It’s important that you use the base ingredients I have listed. Make sure the peanut butter is creamy, don’t swap the evaporated milk and to use quick oat because regular oats aren’t going to work for this recipe.
- There are several recipes that say to boil the mixture. Do not do that, it’s never a good idea to boil anything dairy. Yet, there are a ton of reviews complaining about inconsistencies. Slowly heat the ingredients until they are all combined and never let it boil because it doesn’t have to or need to.
Making the no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies recipe
- In a small pot on medium heat, add in the butter, evaporated milk, peanut butter and the cocoa. Do not stir it for a while until you see that the butter has melted it down then gently fold the ingredients to help melt evenly.
- When everything is almost melted down, this is when you start to stir the recipe. This should take 5-10 minutes but never let it boil. Once you see everything is melted together, remove from the heat, then add in the vanilla extract and then the quick oats.
- Fold in the quick oats. Next, take a cookie scoop and place the cookies onto parchment paper. You can leave them thick or flatten them by hand into the shape of a “normal” cookie like I did for the photos. To add, in the photos those are two cookie scoops combined.
- Allow them to sit and cool completely, you’ll get about 26-30 cookies from this recipe. Half if you double the size as I did.
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No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1.5 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cup quick oats
Instructions
- In a small pot on medium heat, add in the butter, evaporated milk, peanut butter and the cocoa. Do not stir it for a while until you see that the butter has melted it down then gently fold the ingredients to help melt evenly.
- When everything is almost melted down, this is when you start to stir the recipe. This should take 5-10 minutes but never let it boil. Once you see everything is melted together, remove from the heat, then add in the vanilla extract and then the quick oats.
- Fold in the quick oats. Next, take a cookie scoop and place the cookies onto parchment paper. You can leave them thick or flatten them by hand into the shape of a "normal" cookie like I did for the photos. To add, in the photos those are two cookie scoops combined.
- Allow them to sit and cool completely, you'll get about 26-30 cookies from this recipe. Half if you double the size as I did.