{"id":1901,"date":"2026-02-20T15:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:35:20","slug":"chocolate-peanut-butter-no-bake-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/chocolate-peanut-butter-no-bake-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies<\/h2>\n<p>Easy, rich, and ready in minutes \u2014 no oven needed! Perfect when you want something sweet fast.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 stick (\u00bd cup) unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1\u2154 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>1 cup creamy peanut butter<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>3 cups quick-cooking oats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Prepare your space<\/strong><br \/>\nLine two baking sheets with parchment paper or wax paper. Set aside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boil the mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder.<br \/>\nStir constantly until the butter melts and everything is well combined.<\/p>\n<p>Bring the mixture to a <strong>rolling boil<\/strong> and let it boil for exactly <strong>1 minute<\/strong> (this step is important so the cookies set properly).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Add peanut butter &amp; vanilla<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove from heat immediately.<br \/>\nStir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth and fully combined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Add oats<\/strong><br \/>\nMix in the quick oats and stir until evenly coated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Shape the cookies<\/strong><br \/>\nDrop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Let them set<\/strong><br \/>\nAllow cookies to cool at room temperature for about <strong>20\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, or until firm.<\/p>\n<h3>Tips for Perfect No-Bake Cookies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Boil exactly 1 minute \u2014 too short = soft cookies, too long = dry cookies.<\/li>\n<li>Use quick oats (not old-fashioned) for best texture.<\/li>\n<li>Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies Easy, rich, and ready in minutes \u2014 no oven needed! Perfect when you want something&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1903,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1901\/revisions\/1903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}