Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats, use certified gluten-free oats if needed
Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
- Line two sheet pans or a large stretch of counter with parchment. Measure out the peanut butter, vanilla and oats so they're ready to go; this moves fast.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir the butter, sugar, milk and cocoa until the butter melts and everything is combined.
- Bring it to a full rolling boil, one that keeps bubbling even while you stir. Then start the timer and boil for exactly 1 minute without stirring much.
- Take the pan off the heat. Stir in the peanut butter, vanilla and salt until smooth, then stir in the oats until coated.
- Working quickly, drop heaping tablespoons onto the parchment. Careful: the mixture is very hot.
- Let the cookies cool and set at room temperature until firm.