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Grandma's Peanut Butter No-Bakes

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Submitted by jacmo

Classic no-bake peanut butter chocolate cookies with oats, cocoa, sugar, and milk. Boil the base, stir in the oats and peanut butter, drop, and done.

YIELD

36 cookies

PREP

15 min

COOK

0 min

READY

45 min

These no-bake peanut butter chocolate cookies are a grandma classic for a reason: six ingredients, no oven, and they’re done in about 15 minutes of active time. Sugar, cocoa, milk, and margarine boil together into a fudgy base, then oats, peanut butter, and optional walnuts get stirred in off the heat.

The one-minute boil is the make-or-break step. Too short and the cookies won’t set. Too long and they turn dry and crumbly. Set a timer and keep the mixture at a gentle, rolling boil for exactly one minute.

Stir in the oats and peanut butter quickly after removing from heat. The mixture thickens fast as it cools, so you need to work efficiently to get it dropped onto waxed paper before it sets up in the pot.

Let the cookies sit at room temperature until firm, then store in a covered container in a cool spot. They soften if stored somewhere warm.

Kitchen Tips

  • Use quick oats for a smoother cookie or old-fashioned oats for more chew
  • Measure all the stir-in ingredients before you start boiling so you’re ready to go
  • If the mixture gets too thick to drop, stir in a splash of milk to loosen it
  • Work fast when dropping, two spoons speed things up

Variations

  • Use almond butter or cashew butter instead of peanut butter
  • Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract with the peanut butter
  • Stir in shredded coconut with the oats for a tropical twist

Ingredients

2 473
CUPS ML SUGAR
4 60
TABLESPOONS ML COCOA POWDER
½ 118
CUP ML MILK
½ 118
CUP ML MARGARINE
3 710
CUPS ML OATMEAL
uncooked
½ 118
CUP ML PEANUT BUTTER
½ 118
CUP ML WALNUTS
optional

Directions

Combine sugar, cocoa, milk and margarine.

Bring to a boil and boil gently for one full minute.

Remove from heat and stir in oats, peanut butter and nuts, if desired.

Drop from a teaspoon onto waxed paper. Store in covered container in a cool place after cookies have set.

36 cookies.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 242g (8.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1002 45% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 50g 77%
Saturated Fat 8g 42%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Sodium 469mg 20%
Total Carbohydrate 45g 45%
Dietary Fiber 8g 33%
Sugars g
Protein 35g
Vitamin A 22% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 8% Iron 15%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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