No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

How to make no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies that set every time!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cookies, no-bake cookies

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Total Time 8

Servings cookies

Calories 176kcal

I like to already have my peanut butter and oats measured out in separate bowls or containers. It's good to have them ready to go because once it's time for them, you better have them ready.
In a medium pot, begin melting the butter over medium heat. Just before it's all melted, add in the milk, sugar, cocoa, and cinnamon if using.
Stir this together so it's well combined. Now, turn up the heat. As soon as the mixture comes to a boil, begin a timer.
Allow the mixture to boil for a full two to three minutes. If using a candy thermometer, you want the mixture to reach between 190°F and 200°F.
Turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla and peanut butter.
Once the peanut butter is mixed in, stir in the oats.
Quickly spoon the mixture into small mounds on parchment paper, topping with a little sea salt if using.

Peanut butter can be swapped for any nut butter, like almond butter.
Dairy milk can be swapped for any non dairy milk, like soy milk.
You can make this with quick oats instead of old-fashioned oats, but I prefer the texture of old-fashioned oats.
You can also swap the oats out for sliced almonds or a mixture of nuts and unsweetened coconut flakes if you want this to be grain-free.
Vanilla extract could be swapped for any cooking extract, like mint extract if you want these to have a chocolate mint flavor. You may want to adjust the amount, like I would use less mint extract than vanilla as it's a stronger flavor.