Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
These delicious soft and chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are quick and easy and are made with simple ingredients.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine sugar, milk, butter and cocoa powder in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Heat, stirring to mix ingredients until it reaches a rolling boil. Then start timer and allow mixture to boil a full 60 seconds.
- Remove from heat and stir in oats, vanilla, salt and peanut butter. Mix until everything is thoroughly combined and coated.
- With a spoon or medium cookie scoop, drop equal amounts of cookie mixture onto parchment paper.
- Let cookies cool at room temperature until firm for at least 25 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Do not add additional salt if using salted butter.
- Don't overcook by boiling the sugar mixture for too long. Let it come to a rolling boil and then set timer and boil for exactly 60 seconds.
- Measure and have all ingredients ready before you start making these cookies.
- Once combined the cookie mixture will start to set up quickly so have your baking sheet lined with parchment paper before you start the cookies.
- Make sure to use quick oats and not rolled oats for best texture.
- Store leftovers in airtight container at room temperature.
- Store leftovers in airtight container at room temperature.