No-Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These No-Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are a quick and easy sweet treat that requires no oven. Made with wholesome ingredients like oats and peanut butter, these cookies are chewy, delicious, and perfect for snacking.
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 spoon or spatula
- 1 measuring cups
- 1 measuring spoons
- 1 wax paper or parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, peanut butter, honey (or maple syrup), cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Mix all the ingredients together until they are fully combined. The mixture should be thick and sticky.
- Using a spoon or your hands, scoop out a small amount of the mixture (about 1 tablespoon) and shape into a cookie.
- Place the formed cookie onto a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. Repeat this process until all the mixture is used.
- Once all cookies are shaped, let them sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes to firm up.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Notes
You can customize these cookies by adding ingredients like chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or dried fruit.
If the mixture is too sticky to handle, refrigerate it for a few minutes to make it easier to shape.
For an extra touch, sprinkle some sea salt on top of the cookies before they firm up.