No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies

Name: No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies
Yield: About 20 cookies (US serving)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup (230 ml) ☆sugar; 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp) ☆butter; 1/4 cup (60 ml) ☆milk; 1 1/2 Tbsp (1.5 Tbsp) ☆unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/3 cup (80 ml) unsweetened peanut butter; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups (370 ml) oatmeal

EpochHouse @cook_40177426

These are soft and moist oatmeal cookies. Since they are no-bake, there's no risk of burning them! It's a set-it-and-forget-it recipe.
The origin of this recipe
I wanted cookies but didn't want to go out to buy them or use the oven, so I created this minimal-effort American recipe.

EpochHouse @cook_40177426

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Ingredients

About 20 cookies (US serving)

1 cup (230 ml)☆sugar
1/4 cup (4 Tbsp)☆butter
1/4 cup (60 ml)☆milk
1 1/2 Tbsp (1.5 Tbsp)☆unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup (80 ml)unsweetened peanut butter
1 tspvanilla extract
1 1/2 cups (370 ml)oatmeal

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Steps

1

Combine the ingredients marked with ☆ in a small saucepan and bring to a boil while stirring.
2

Remove from heat, add peanut butter and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
3

Add the oatmeal and mix well, then drop onto a baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment paper using a scoop.
4

Press down slightly to shape, and let them set at room temperature. You can also refrigerate them.