Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

No baking required for these delicious cookies! Simply heat your ingredients in a microwave, add oats, and chill. This recipe will satisfy your sweet tooth and can easily be made gluten-free!

Cooking Tip

If the mixture seems dry, add a small amount of water to make it moldable. Use certified gluten-free oats to make it gluten-free!

Yield24 cookies

Serving size1 cookie

Perfect forQuick & easy

Dietary preferencesGluten Free, Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa
4 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup milk
1 cup peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups quick cooking oats

Directions

Pour sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk into a large microwave safe bowl. Heat for 2 minutes and 45 seconds.
Remove and stir. Heat an additional 2 minutes 30 seconds.
Add in peanut butter, vanilla, and oats. Stir until well combined.
Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper. Let cool.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

175Calories

8 Total Fat (g)

2Saturated Fat (g)

10Sodium (mg)

24Carbs (g)

2 Dietary Fiber (g)

4Protein (g)

This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP.

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