Description
Chocolate no-bake cookies deliver a quick dessert solution for busy home bakers. Sweet treats come together in minutes with simple ingredients, promising delightful results you can enjoy without heating the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (720 ml) quick oats (gluten-free if needed)
- ½ cup (120 ml) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ¼ cup (25 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Prep Surface: Lay parchment paper on a flat baking sheet, creating a smooth workspace for cookie formation.
- Create Chocolate Base: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, meld butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder over medium heat, stirring continuously to prevent scorching and achieve a glossy, smooth consistency.
- Boil and Develop Flavor: Maintain a rolling boil for 60 seconds, allowing ingredients to combine and develop a rich, robust flavor profile.
- Incorporate Nutty Elements: Immediately remove from heat, swiftly blend in peanut butter, transforming the liquid mixture into a creamy, decadent concoction.
- Enhance Taste Profile: Vigorously fold in vanilla extract and salt to elevate the overall taste and provide subtle depth to the sweet treat.
- Bind with Oats: Gently introduce oats, stirring until each grain is evenly coated and the mixture becomes thick and cohesive.
- Form Cookies: Using a spoon or cookie scoop, deposit uniform dollops onto the prepared parchment-lined sheet, creating rustic, free-form circles.
- Set and Store: Allow cookies to rest at room temperature until completely cooled and firm, then transfer to an airtight container to preserve their delightful texture for several days.
Notes
- Prevent Burning: Stir chocolate mixture constantly and watch heat carefully to avoid scorching, which can quickly ruin the entire batch’s flavor and texture.
- Perfect Consistency: Boil mixture exactly 60 seconds for ideal binding; too short creates crumbly cookies, while too long makes them dry and hard.
- Quick Cooling Technique: Work rapidly when transferring mixture to parchment paper, as cookies set quickly and uneven spooning creates irregular shapes.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Swap peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter for nut-free version, and use dairy-free milk alternatives for vegan adaptation.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg