Chocolate Peanut-Butter No Bake Cookies

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In my opinion, the cookies are a real treat. The secret to making the perfect batch is boiling them for the 1 minute required time (and 20 seconds longer for me. This cooks the gritty out of the sugar and allows the cookie to firm when done. The QUICK oats are really the only type that work in any no bake cookie recipe. I always add 3 2/3 cups of quick oats after the vanilla and 1 C creamy peanut butter. The type of chocolate powder you use, I feel, makes a big difference. I use "Ghirardelli", and it is almost as good as the imported stuff . I use a cookie scoop to drop them unto wax paper. They hold their round shape and there is no gritty sugar taste, the oatmeal is the right amount and the peanut butter balances it all out. I have been making them since they were posted here, and many neighbors, friends and family now use this recipe and I assure you it is a huge hit! Thank you Helen!!

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Recipe did not state "quick" oats. I used reg oatmeal and the raw oatmeal is nasty. Also too gritty and too sugary. I would suggest looking at the reviews for a better recipe.

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I've made a recipe similar to this since college - love it! Over the years, I've refined it to be a tiny-bit healthier so I don't feel so guilty eating the entire batch. It's very forgiving so ... try adding ground flax or wheatgerm, diced walnuts/peanuts, chopped dried fruit (CHERRY is awesome with chocolate and/or coconut. An addicting treat!

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I think these cookies are actually really good. The only problem is the sugar ammount. The first time i made this recipe it tasted way to sweet and nobody ate them so i ended up tossing them. Its better if you half the sugar ammount to 1 cup and if thats even to sweet still cut it down to half a cup! Great recipe!

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Excellent! I made these more healthy by using half the sugar, half the butter, substituted almond butter instead of peanut butter, substituted almond milk for the milk. Instead of 3 cups of oatmeal I used 1 c oatmeal, 1 c rice krispy type cereal, and 1 cup of pecans. Wow! Outstanding!!

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This recipe was great! I did follow the modifications the first review suggested using 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 cups of instant oats. I used skim milk and a 1/2 cup of "I Cannot Believe it's not Butter Light" instead of the stick of butter and These cookies came out perfect! Thank you :

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I have been making these since I was 9 yrs old.I am in my 40's now. my recipe is different, this one has too much oatmeal and vanilla and cocoa is wrong. I prefer mine. 1/3 CUP cocoa 1 tea spoon vanilla and only 2 cups 1 minute oats. I also like just a bit extra peanut butter

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I followed the recipe for my first batch and it was way too chocolate for me. So my new batch I cut the cocoa in half and it was perfect taste!

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Easy to do. Needs another Tbsp of cocoa powder and I'd recommend using quick-cooking oats; we used traditional oatmeal and the oats are a bit more firm that I would expect. They're about half set so trying them in the refrigerator.

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Well, let me say...Awesome. I followed the directions but I also used some basic knowledge too. First it really doesn't matter what order you add the first ingredients. The key is the boiling. No-bake-cookies are essentially candy. And if you have ever made toffee or something similar you know that how long you boil the sugar makes a huge difference. Even if you haven't made any kind of hard candy there is much I can tell you. First - you don't start timing your sugar boil until the whole pot is boiling. Second, the longer you boil the sugar the firmer your cookies will be. Boil at least a minute, if you boil just over a minute they will be shiny. If you boil longer you will be sure they will set better. But be careful not to boil too long, any more than 4 min. and they could be crumbly.

Second, add some aromatic spices. Mint, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, All Spice are all some good additions as well as combinations of them and others. I like Cinnamon and All Spice.