Easy and Fudgy Peanut Butter Chocolate No-Bake Cookies
If you love fudgy desserts, peanut butter, chocolate, and cookies, then this is the recipe for you! These easy and fudgy peanut butter chocolate no-bake cookies are a great thing to make that doesn't require an oven! They're easy, quick, and the fudgiest cookies out there. Try this recipe today!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 3 cups oats I use quick oats
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder optional
Instructions
- First, prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper. Add peanut butter and oats into a mixing bowl. Set aside.1/2 cup peanut butter, 3 cups oats
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, mix sugar, milk, butter, cocoa powder, and salt. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally. After it hits a rolling boil, boil for 1 minute and 15 seconds, stirring constantly. Take the pan off the heat, and stir in the vanilla and optional espresso powder.1 3/4 cups sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
- Immediately pour the chocolate mixture into the prepared mixing bowl with peanut butter and oats. Mix everything until fully combined. Then, scoop large dollops (3-4 tablespoons) of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets with a cookie scoop. This recipe makes about 16 cookies. I placed 12 on one baking sheet and 4 on the other.
- Place the cookies in the freezer for 20 minutes or until fully firm. You could also refrigerate for an hour. Store in an airtight container in the freezer for a month or in the fridge for up to a week. Enjoy!