These no bake chocolate peanut butter cookies make a perfect indulgent treat. Made with cocoa powder, dark chocolate, peanut butter, and oats, these no bake cookies are a winner! No need to turn on the oven!
Easy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
It was late the other night and my husband saw these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies online and had to have them.
He was so motivated, he made them himself!
That tells you two things. Well, three. One, he really wanted something sweet. Two, these are super easy no bake cookies that anyone can make! And three, he really, really loves chocolate and peanut butter 🙂
I modified the recipe from the one my husband saw on the Food Network because we love the richness of dark chocolate and this recipe seemed the perfect match. Because of the added dark chocolate, I decreased the sugar a little bit as well. They turned out a-m-a-z-i-n-g!
Another more of our favorite dark chocolate treats are these Fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies. Mmmm, mmm!
They were even better the next day!
Easy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 stick 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup dark chocolate morsels
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- Generous pinch salt
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment.
- Bring sugar, milk, butter, cocoa and dark chocolate morsels to a boil in a medium pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, then let boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat. Add oats, peanut butter, vanilla and salt, and stir to combine.
- Drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, flatten slightly.
- Let sit at room temperature until cooled and hardened, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Enjoy!
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Although it was suggested to eat within 3 days, these cookies were great a week later 🙂 I know you’re thinking how can that be…cookies left over for a week? Let me tell you it took a lot of self control and we hid them from the kids!
Are you a fan of chocolate and peanut butter? You probably have all these ingredients in your pantry right now, so if you’re craving something sweet, make yourself a batch of these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies and indulge! 
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Emily says
June 11, 2016 at 3:34 pmYum! I gotta pass this recipe along to my husband – he loves chocolate & peanut butter too 😉 Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday this week!
Erin says
June 12, 2016 at 3:14 pmThanks for stopping by Emily! My husband just love these! As I said he was even willing to make them himself so he could gobble them all up!
Lisa O'Driscoll says
June 9, 2016 at 3:23 pmChocolate and peanut butter??? It doesn’t get much better than that! This sounds delicious and I am definitely going to have to make it sometime soon! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday!
Erin says
June 11, 2016 at 12:15 pmThey are ready in no time at all, Lisa. So when you have the craving for chocolate and peanut butter, this recipe is a go-to. Plus, you don’t need your oven 🙂
Melissa Ruddy says
June 7, 2016 at 4:38 pmSince these are no bake they are perfect to get my kids to make for me!
Erin says
June 8, 2016 at 7:22 amYep! Everyone will love these no bake cookies…all the better if you didn’t have to make them!
Linda at Mixed Kreations says
June 3, 2016 at 4:04 amThis look yummy! I do love a good chocolate cookie, the hubby loves anything sweet I do believe. These do look easy to make. I am pinning for the next time we have a sweet craving and nothing in the house I can whip up some of these for the hubby.
Erin says
June 3, 2016 at 9:28 amThey are really, really good, Linda! Once they set, they are kinda like a fudge cookie because they don’t have the flour. They were so simple to whip up and my husband was so glad we had all the ingredients on hand 🙂
Abigail says
June 2, 2016 at 5:44 pmThey look fantastic! My hubby is a huge peanut butter lover and his favorite cookie is a no bake peanut butter. I’ve never thought about adding cocoa. I will have to mix it up and see how he likes it. 🙂
Erin says
June 3, 2016 at 9:33 amMy husband couldn’t get over how good they were, so I hope your husband likes them too! They kept so well in the fridge too. I gave some to a friend that can’t eat gluten and he fell in love 🙂