Peanut butter chocolate no bake cookies taste just like you remember enjoying as a kid. Soft, chewy and so quick to make, your family will love these quick and easy cookies, no oven required.

A stack of six chocolate oatmeal cookies, with a bite taken out of the top cookie. A teal cloth and a glass of milk are in the background.

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Why We Love Peanut Butter Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Flavor – The gooey chocolate peanut butter flavor will make them disappear fast!
Quick And Easy To Make – This is a fast treat to make, it’s a great recipe for when you want a homemade treat without much work. They will be your new favorite cookie, well maybe second favorite next to sugar cookies for me but those take a smidge more work!
Soft And Chewy – These cookies are soft and chewy, and stay that way while they are fresh.

Ingredients For Peanut Butter Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions below in the recipe card.

white granulated sugar – regular white sugar here is great
brown sugar – using half white sugar and half brown sugar gives these cookies a better flavor
butter – use salted butter, If you have unsalted butter add 1/4 teaspoon of salt when you melt the butter
milk – I used 2% milk but you can use whatever you have
unsweetened cocoa – this is the baking cocoa, not hot chocolate which comes sweetened
vanilla extract
quick-cooking oats – Use quick oats or rolled oats work to give these cookies the best chewy texture. Instant oats won’t give your cookies much chew. You can’t use steel cut oats also known as they need more liquid then other oats. Using steel cut will make these cookies dry and crumbly.
creamy peanut butter – you could use a crunchy peanut butter also. I recommend using a peanut butter that is premixed. The natural peanut butters that have the oil on top of the jar sometimes separate in recipes like this, which can leave your cookies oily.

How To Make Peanut Butter Chocolate No Bake Cookies

In a medium sauce pan add the sugar, butter, milk and cocoa powder. Turn the heat on to medium high and stir with a whisk while the butter melts.

A saucepan full of butter, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa and milk before heating.

A saucepan full of liquidy chocolate no bake cookie mixture before adding oats and peanut butter.

As soon as the pot begins to boil across the top, set a timer for one minute. Cook the mixture for one minute, then remove it from the heat entirely.
Add the peanut butter, quick cooking oats, and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and stir well with a silicone spatula.

A saucepan containing a mixture of oats and a chocolate peanut butter mixture being mixed with a silicone spatula.

Place two large piece of parchment paper or wax paper on the counter. Use a cookie scoop to drop spoonfuls of the chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies onto the paper. You can also use a spoon from the table, two scoops of the chocolate mixture for each cookie is about right.

A dozen no bake chocolate peanut butter cookies on parchment paper cooling with more cookies nearby in a bowl.

Let the cookies to cool for at least 30 minutes or until the cookies set, then enjoy. Wait until they are cool to the touch completely before stacking in a container.

Variation Ideas For Chocolate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Try Rice Krispies – You can make these no bake cookies more like a crunch bar by swapping out the oats for Rice Krispie cereal. Or you could make these peanut butter chocolate rice krispie treats or peanut butter balls with rice krispies which have a similar flavor combo.

Mix In Nuts – Pecans, peanuts, walnuts or even pistachios are all delicious and give these cookies a little crunch. I’d start with 1/2 cup.

Try Raisins – Raisins or even dried cranberries gives a fruity pop in these cookies.

Top With Sprinkles Or Chocolate Candies – Add a colorful sprinkle right after you portion out the cookies.

A plate full of no bake chocolate peanut butter cookies with more cooling on parchment paper nearby.

Why Are My Peanut Butter No-Bakes Crumbly Or Liquidy?

How long you cook the no bake cookies can make a difference. In my kitchen one minute works quite well for a good cookie. If your stovetop runs a little hotter or colder then mine though, this can effect your overall cooking time.

If the cookie recipes comes out dry and crumbly, try next time cooking them for 15-20 seconds less or adding an extra splash of milk.

If the cookies are too wet try cooking them for 15-20 seconds more or adding in an extra tablespoon of oats.

Also if you try swaping out instant oats the cookies the cookies will likely be too wet at this amount. If you swap out steel cut oats the cookies will very likely be too crumbly. Both types of oats absorb different amounts of liquid then quick cooking oats and can effect the outcome of your cookies.

How Long Will These Easy No-Bake Cookies Last?

Expect these cookies will last 4-5 days when storing the cookies in an airtight container on the counter. Depending on how hot or humid the weather is, I sometimes like to store these cookies in the refrigerator as the chocolate and peanut butter otherwise gets a little extra melty.

Cookies also can absolutely be frozen in a freezer-safe bag or container, just defrost them on the counter.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Author Kristy Richardson

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Chill Time 30

Total Time 38

Quick to make and fun to eat! The whole family will love these chewy peanut butter chocolate no bake cookies.

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup white granulated sugar
▢ 1 cup brown sugar
▢ ½ cup butter – salted
▢ ½ cup milk
▢ 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
▢ 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
▢ 3 cups quick-cooking oats can also use rolled oats see notes
▢ 1 cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions

In a medium sauce pan add the sugar, butter, milk and cocoa powder. Turn the heat on to medium high and stir with a whisk while the butter melts.
As soon as the pot begins to boil across the top, set a timer for one minute. Cook the mixture for one minute, then remove it from the heat entirely.
Add the peanut butter, quick cooking oats, and vanilla extract and stir well with a silicone spatula.
Place two large piece of parchment paper or wax paper on the counter. Use a cookie scoop to drop spoonfuls onto the paper. You can also use a spoon from the table, two scoops for each cookie is about right.
Allow the cookies to cool for at least 30 minutes, then enjoy. Wait until they are cool to the touch completely before stacking in a container.