Recipe for no bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies

Q: Why are my No bake oatmeal cookies gooey?

If your cookies are mushy even after theyve set, try refrigerating them. Some of the ingredients, such as butter, chocolate, or peanut butter, will not stay completely set at room temperature. Just like a stick of butter, the longer they sit at room temperature, the looser and stickier the cookies will get.

For those days when you want to bake cookies, but you just don't have the energy to get the oven going, these no-bake cookies are here for you. Yes, you read that right: There's no baking involved in these nutty cookies. Our No-Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are the simpler, healthier dessert solution you'll come back to again and again.

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Why are my No bake cookies dry and hard?
Why are my No bake oatmeal cookies gooey?
How do you get no bake cookies to harden?
Why are my No bake cookies not shiny?

Satisfy cravings between meals with this tasty no-bake treat. Made from just a few simple ingredients (oats, lightly salted peanuts, peanut butter, along with a few baking staples), these cookies couldn't get much easier to throw together. Did we mention that this recipe only requires one bowl? These healthy no-bake peanut butter chocolate oatmeal cookies are rich, soft, and chewy; peanuts add a nice bite to the cookies.

If you're the type who likes to eat raw cookie dough straight from the mixing bowl, you might even prefer these no-bake cookies to the regular kind. This is a great treat to make with the kids, though be warned, it can get a little messy. You want to work with the dough while it's still warm, as the cookies are easier to shape when the mixture is still pliable.

Why are my No bake cookies dry and hard?

A: Chances are if the no-bakes turned out dry and crumbly it was because you overcooked them. While we call them cookies, oatmeal no-bakes are really more of a confection or fudge with oats stirred in. When it comes to candy, the longer it is cooked, the drier and harder it becomes.

Why are my No bake oatmeal cookies gooey?

If your cookies are mushy even after they've set, try refrigerating them. Some of the ingredients, such as butter, chocolate, or peanut butter, will not stay completely set at room temperature. Just like a stick of butter, the longer they sit at room temperature, the looser and stickier the cookies will get.

How do you get no bake cookies to harden?

The most likely issue for your no bakes are not hardening is you did not chill them long enough. Pop them back in your refrigerator and check them after a half an hour. If your no bakes are too gooey and not setting still then you may not have heated your ingredients to a high enough temperature.

Why are my No bake cookies not shiny?

The secret is to wait for those first couple bubbles in the middle of the pan, then start your timer for one minute. Remove from the heat immediately after the one minute is up. This will result in perfect, shiny, set up no bake cookies every single time.