No Bake Cookies
I have never baked or cooked with peanut butter as I was quite late in my liking of the substance. So perusing the internet I noticed that there were a lot of peanut butter cookies out there and decided that the Zero Baking Required challenge being hosted by Sarah Trivuncic at Maison Cupcake was a good excuse to try out one of these recipes. With my daughter’s help I adapted a recipe for Famous No-Bake Cookies from Diana’s Desserts with a recipe submitted by Ashlee. I think these cookies would be ideal for a picnic or kids party (check for allergies first) as they are like little miniature chocolate flapjacks!
First you add sugar, cocoa, butter and milk to a pan.
Melt the ingredients and then boil for 3 minutes.
Add the peanut butter, oats and vanilla extract.
Put spoonfuls of mixture onto grease proof paper and allow to cool and harden.
Enjoy!
No Bake Cookies
Ingredients
- 375 g Granulated or castor sugar
- 4 tblsp Cocoa
- 113 g Butter
- 125 ml Milk
- 120 g Peanut butter
- 310 g Oats
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- To a medium sized saucepan add the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk.
- Melt the ingredients together and then boil for 3 minutes exactly.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the peanut butter, vanilla extract and oats.
- Drop spoonfuls onto greaseproof paper. You can make balls or flat cookies as you wish.
- Allow to cool and harden, about 1/2 and hour to an hour.
Geoff Clark
good an easy fun one
Anne Dalzell
I love peanut butter yet i’m not a fan of reeces peanut butter cups, i think you can have too much of a good thing. I like the idea of the oats with this though.
Camilla
I detest those Reese things, I was a late comer to peanut butter as I grew up with Sunpat and found that revolting. I like the more natural peanut butters around these day that don’t look golden yellow LOL.
Jane Middleton
Looks easy to make and I bet they are delicious
Paul Wilson
Extremely nice.
Geoff Clark
These do look delicious, something new to try with peanut butter
Heather Haigh
Oh, this will be really useful for those times when the oven is tied up and I want to knock out something for me sweet tooth. Yum.
Ursula Hunt
I havent cooked with peanut butter either, but this is an idea
Carolyn Clapham
What a lovely sounding, simple recipe!
I will try making these instead of going to the cupboard for a spoonful (or three) of peanut butter next time I get a sweet craving when the biscuit tin is empty.
Beverley
These look remarkably easy and quick to knock up! The times I’ve fancied a home made cookie 20 minutes or so before a film starts and of course not had time to bake any. Bookmarked and going to try tomorrow! Thanks for the recipe.
Camilla
Thanks, hope you enjoy them:-)
Paul Wilson
Peanut butter is underrated as an ingredient imo.