No Bake Cookies Recipe – These simple chocolate no bake cookies make a perfect sweet treat. Made with cocoa powder, peanut butter, and oats, these cookies are always a favorite.
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These classic chocolate no-bake cookies have been one of my favorite sweet treats since I was a little girl. I remember standing as close as possible to the stove when Mama would make these so that I could help in any way possible. From pouring in the oats, to carefully stirring as I got a little older. And then, when they were ready to drop onto the parchment paper, I was always eager to have that job!
BEST No Bake Cookies Recipe
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy recipe. This cookie recipe is so easy to make and perfect for beginning cooks.
- Delicious cookies. The perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter in every bite!
- No bake easy! There is no need to heat the oven with this favorite, easy cookie recipe.
No Bake Cookie Ingredients
For these cookies, you’ll need sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, milk, butter, vanilla extract, salt, creamy peanut butter, and quick-cooking oats.
How to Make the Best No Bake Cookies Recipe
Making no-bake cookies is one of the simplest cookie recipes to make. There are just a few tricks to ensure they are perfect every time.
- Boil for 1 minute. Add your sugar and cocoa powder to a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Whisk until thoroughly mixed. Add milk and butter and cook over medium-high heat. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for 1 minute. This rolling boil and boiling for 1 minute is the key! Otherwise, your cookies will not set properly.
- Add remaining ingredients. Add Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla, salt, peanut butter, and oats.
- Spoon cookies onto parchment. Drop cookies by tablespoons onto parchment paper.
- Allow cookies to dry. Allow to dry for about 10-15 minutes until the no bake cookies have become firm.
How to Store No Bake Cookies
To store. Place cookies in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Here’s the recipe for these chocolate no bake cookies. Grab some parchment paper and make them soon!
Chocolate No Bake Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups (346.5 g) granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons (15.75 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (113.5 g) milk
- 8 tablespoons (113 g) butter, cut into large pieces
- 1 teaspoon (4.7 g) vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon (0.65 g) kosher salt
- ½ cup (135 g) peanut butter
- 3 cups (267 g) quick cooking oats
Instructions
- Add sugar and cocoa powder to a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Whisk until thoroughly mixed.
- Add milk and butter and cook over medium-high heat. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, salt, peanut butter and oats.
- Drop cookies by tablespoons onto parchment paper.
- Allow to dry for about 10-15 minutes until the no bake cookies have become firm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally published 2012.
In your directions you say to use a large scoop…..do you mean the size that one would use to make an ice cream cone with? Thank you in advance
I generally use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop! Thanks so much!
My grandkids luv these, we call them “cow pies”, it’s a farm thang! lol
Yum comes to mind! You know I pinned this one!
8 tbsp is 1 stick of butter or 1/2 cup
when you say 8 tbsp of butter, isnt there a different measurement for that?…would that be a 1/4 cup or 1/3 cup? butter in chunks is not easy to measure accurately.
8 tbsp is 1 stick of butter or 1/2 cup
8 Tbsp is same as 1/2 cup – same as 1 stick of butter or margarine
These no-bake cookies always make me remember making them with my mom and then my kids as they were growing up and now my grandchildren. They always love to help make fresh cookies when they come to play. Great Memories!!!!
Dear Robyn,
How were the no bake cookies with coconut? I am making no bakes for school and the coconut sounds delicious. Hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Brooke Skelton
No-Bake Cookies are so irresistible, I need to make a batch today!
I love No Bake Cookies. I have been looking for a No Bake recipe with peanut butter, cocoa, oatmeal and coconut. Do you have one? I have been looking forever for this. My mom used to make them but I can not find her recipe. Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance.
Hi Shelly,
I would think you could easily add coconut to this recipe. You might want to reduce the oats just a touch when you add the coconut. Let me know if it works for you! Actually, I think I might get to work making them soon! They sound fabulous! 🙂
My Mom alays made these with coconut but she always used chocolate chips instead of cocoa powder and they are DELICIOUS
Can applesauce be used instead of the peanut butter?
Vickie, I have never tried this with applesauce so I can’t tell you how it would turn out.
I’ve made these for 50 years but my recipe as passed down from my mom did not include peanut butter and that”s how I still make them as I have a granddaughter allergic to nuts. These are delicious cookies and so easy to make!
Help! Made these cookies for my granddaughter who has allergy to peanut butter! What can I use instead of peanut butter mine were very dry and crumbly?
I have not tried these in this recipe, Vickie, but some suggestions are nut-free butters such as granola butter, sunflower seed butter, or soy butter. If she can have nuts other than peanuts, you can try almond butter.