Chocolate Peanut-Butter No Bake Cookies

Chocolate peanut butter satisfaction in a hurry with some heathy oatmeal thrown in. These are easy to whip up from ingredients on hand, but there are some tricks to getting it right. The big problem with these cookies can be that they do not set up well. Although the recipe does not specify I find it works best with quick oats and regular (not natural) peanut butter. You can also throw in a little extra cocoa powder and some coconut and that helps them set up too. It is also important not to overcook the boiled chocolate mixture or the sugar will turn unpleasantly grainy. If they are soft, I refrigerate them and store them in the refrigerator as well. They make a fun Easter cookie as you can see in the second photo making them into little bird nests and adding tiny jelly beans.