Chocolate No Bake Cookies Recipe
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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. 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.
Leaving out the cocoa to make a peanut butter cookie only, would that work? Anybody ever try it? I make these a lot and they are very good. Just wondering about leaving out the cocoa.
I’ve never tried leaving the cocoa out of these cookies, Paula. I’m not sure how they’d turn out without it. Thanks!
I still have the original recipe card in my handwriting when I was in middle school and made them in Home Economics class. They are certainly delicious and easy to make.
These are a childhood favorite of mine too! As easy as they are, I still ask my mom to make them for me when I visit (and I’m 51! Ha!) So many memories of making these with my mom, when I was a little girl. My favorite part was watching the butter melt. I’ve been craving them for a few days, so thanks for posting the recipe! I’m going to attempt with almond milk, so wish me luck!
So glad I stumbled onto your website! The key I had been missing from my grandmother’s recipe for this, which said COOK for 1 minute, clearly must have meant BOIL for one minute. So thrilled to have this finally figured out!
So glad you are here, Sherrell! xo
Yummy!! turned out well.
Instructions are easy to follow. The ingredients are commonly found in anyones cupboard. Yes, a great starter recipe for any skill set in the kitchen. The one minute boil very important. They came out perfect for me.
I’m so glad you found them easy and delicious too, Nancy! They’ve been a favorite since I was a child! Thanks!
Over the years I have made a LOT of these. Occasionally the oatmeal gets swapped out for an equal amount of either shredded coconut or crunchy chow mein noodles. To add a ‘festive’ touch quickly press one or two dried cranberries atop each cookie as they are formed. Yummylicious.
So good 👍
These are the BEST no bake cookies I have ever made. All other recipes have been thrown out. This is the only one I use.
If the cookies don’t then they need to be cooked longer. It is a little tricky as to how long to cook. If you cook them too long they get crumbly. I think the humidity might have something to do with the length of Ike to cook. So the optimum cooking time is somewhere between one and two minutes after they come to a rolling boil.
I agree regarding the humidity. I haven’t tried this recipe yet, but in the past if the humidity is high the cookies didn’t seem to do as well..Looking forward to trying this recipe for my Christmas get togethers.