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.
Can’t wait to make these. Do you have the fiber content as well?
Hi Susan,
There is 1 gram of fiber in each cookie. I added fiber content to the nutrition information on the recipe. Enjoy!
can you use chocolate chips instead of cocoa?
Hi Cathy,
I’ve never made this with chocolate chips. My family has always made it with cocoa powder.
These are so addictive! I’ve made them for years and LOVE them! My favorite cookie!
Thanks, Leigh!
These are one of my favorite cookies, too. Takes me back to my childhood every time I make them.
I always had my idea of a rolling boil until this elder lady ,whom was an awesome cook ,ask me my definition of a rolling boil. I was wrong. She had told me a rolling boil is when it’s boiling real good and you can’t stir your bubbles out. I have went by this judement of. Rolling boil in jelly’s and things and I have to say I have been successful.
My mom always made these cookies and they were my all time favorite growing up. When she passed, I was devastated that I did not have her recipe. What a Christmas treasure to find it here on your website!!! They turned out perfect and delicious!? Blessings to all and Merry Christmas!!
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I hope you enjoy them – they’ve been a favorite of mine since I was a little girl. I’m so happy to have you here! Merry Christmas Denise! xo
We used Hershey’s Cocoa! Delicious!
Thanks Michah! xo
awesome cookies
Thanks so much Mary! xo
I like to add extras like raisins or chocolate chips at the very end.
Do the oats actually get cooked ?? It says boil & remove from heat add remaining items then drop so I wondered about the oats cooking. Thanks, Jim
The original recipe I have said margarine but I use butter. It also says to add walnuts or coconut. I always use coconut but my mother uses walnuts- I think is is 1/2 cup but I have to look for my recipe to recheck.