Heather says:
Don’t let their humble appearance fool you, these cookies are amazing. There’s something about their texture that makes me come back for thirds and sometimes fourths. Be very careful if preparing this recipe with children, the melted sugar mixture is extremely hot.
Chocolate -Peanut Butter – No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 TBSP creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 cups oatmeal (rolled oats)
Directions are after the jump.
In a large mixing bowl stir together the oatmeal, peanut butter, and chocolate chips.
In a medium sauce pan heat the butter, sugar, milk, and vanilla over medium low heat. Stir often and be sure to use the spoon or spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan to prevent scorching. Bring the mixture to a full boil, to do this you will need to slowly increase the heat. Be patient, don’t just crank it up to high.
You may notice a distinct change in the feel of the mixture just before it begins to boil, this is normal. Allow the mixture to boil for one minute, then pour over the oats and stir.
The heat from the butter and sugar will melt the peanut butter and chocolate chips. Be sure to continue stirring until the oats are thoroughly coated.
Spoon by rounded tablespoon onto a sheet of wax paper and allow to cool. The chocolate will become much firmer as the cookies cool. You can speed the process by placing in the refrigerator, but it is not necessary.
This yields 3 dozen cookies.
Enjoy.
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Humidity definitely makes a difference in their texture, but as long as the sugar mixture boils I've never had them not set enough to at least pretend to retain their shape. I love the stupid things so much I'd eat them as blobs out of a bowl.
Well, that's good to know! I will definitely make sure the sugar boils next time. We ate the blobs off the wax paper, too
Ha, my wife calls them Poo Cookies! Now if I can get her to make me some.
I will refrain from a, "What are your arms broken?" reply. Oh? Nevermind.
My husband LOVES these cookies…his grandmother used to make them all the time. What's odd, though, is that the weather in our area affects the consistency of the outcome of the cookies (they don't firm). When it is raining, the humidity makes a difference. It took a couple of batches for me to realize this, and his grandmother confirmed this. Have you come across this issue, too? Or, are my skills as lacking as I believe they are?
Can't wait for more no-bake recipes!
This is one of my favorite recipes that my grandmother used to make. Always a hit with any crowd – and I'm not even a fan of oats!
Oooo! Thanks for the reminder about these! Now that I've found gluten free rolled oats, I'm gonna make some!!! My family always called these "Hobknobs." My dad used to make them ALL the time! (Dad was the cookie/brownie person…Mom never had the patience…LOL)
We use a variation of these "Preacher Cookies" (called that because they contain ingredients that you are likely to have on hand and are fast enough to make so that if you see the preacher coming down the road you have time to make them before he rings the bell) for our son with severe food allergies. We sub in soy milk, soy butter substitute and cocoa powder and leave out the peanut butter — they still work great!
These look good, but dangerous. I'm afraid I'd make them then eat them all…well, I might give a few to my husband and son…just a few. I know it's another thread, but I recently made your royal icing and it was pretty good. I say "pretty good" because, like you, I'm just not a big fan of that type of thing–that is, most icing. Too sweet. But of the types I've had, I'd say it was one of the tastiest, for sure. The lemon and vanilla flavors are very nice.
I am so glad you posted this recipe!! My mom used to make them all the time. Now I'm going to give it a whirl!!!!!!! Thank you
We always make these on tree trimming day, and since we are snowed in here in northern Michigan, I guess today is the day! Glad to know about the humidity thing – I always wondered why SOMETIMES they go wrong.
You can also try honey or agave syrup as an alternative to hot sugar…I love these cookies!
My mom made these for us too as kids, and then we made them ourselves as teenagers. YUM! The best way I have found to make these “set up” as they should in humid weather, is to put them in the refridgerator. Minnesota and North Dakota are notorious in the summer months for their humidty. And yes, finding gluten free rolled oats helps out my situation too! Nice to find another recipe I can add to my gluten free recipe list.