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With rich chocolate, peanut butter, and oats, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies are an easy, no-bake dessert to keep on hand or round out a Christmas party platter. I promise, everyone will love these little cookies!

A stack of four chocolate peanut butter oatmeal no bake cookies are sitting on a white plate against a white background.

Chocolate and peanut butter are a delicious combination for cookies, throw in a little oatmeal, and I think you have an easy satisfying treat (isn’t oatmeal a health food?).

These cookies are a family favorite because they are easy and use things you probably already have in the pantry. I think they are a great addition to your Christmas cookie plate.

Why you’ll love these Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

Easy recipe made with pantry ingredients
No mess prep – just a saucepan and some waxed paper
Recipe makes lots of little cookies when you need to feed a group
Delicious combination of classic flavors
Nostalgic recipe that will remind you of the past

Ingredients

Sugar
Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa
Butter
Milk
Skippy peanut butter
Vanilla
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
Waxed paper or Silpat Baking Mat

A white plate holds a stack of chocolate peanut butter oatmeal no bake cookies that are made with cocoa powder, peanut butter and oats.

How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

In a heavy saucepan, bring to a boil the sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk.
Let boil for 1 minute, then add peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal.
On a sheet of waxed paper or a Silpat Baking Mat drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls.
Let cool and enjoy.

Tips & Variations

Make them nutty. For crunchy cookies, use crunchy peanut butter.
Mix-ins. Add some marshmallows or chopped candy like Snickers, Rolos, or Reese’s cups.
Make as bars. Instead of cookies, line a square pan, press in the batter and smooth flat. Cut into bars or small squares.

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Storage

These cookies are best refrigerated to keep them firm, best stored in a covered dish for up to one week.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

With rich chocolate, peanut butter and oats, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies are an easy, no-bake dessert to keep on hand or to round out a Christmas party platter.

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Equipment

Waxed paper or Silpat Baking Mat

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
4 TBSP Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Skippy peanut butter
1 TBSP vanilla
3 cups Quaker Old Fashioned Oats

Instructions

In a heavy saucepan, bring to a boil the sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk.
Let boil for 1 minute, then add peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal.
On a sheet of waxed paper or a Silpat Baking Mat drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls.
Let cool and enjoy.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies