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.
This recipe is AMAZING and my mouth is STILL watering after eating only 3 of these badboys! Will definitely be using this recipe in the future and maybe even make a few modifications!
Could I use chocolate syrup in place of the cocoa powder? These look amazing!!!
Robyn, I had these made w/only peanut butter, they were delicious. Our entire Office loved them.
Do you think if the cocoa was left out that it would require more peanu tbutter, or the same as in your recipe.
For those of you asking about not using the peanut butter, we have made these forever, and my original recipe says if you leave out the peanut butter, boil for an extra 30 seconds, and add some extra oatmeal, about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup, or coconut, or nuts. Works great.
I made these for the first time in ages today. I needed something last minute for a bake sale. I was worried I might have a problem (I had already goofed up a different item I tried to make for the bake sale!) but they were perfect. I followed the directions exactly. I used gluten free old fashioned oats and they turned out great.
There is no way to get 3 dozen of these unless make them 1 bite or less
Oh goodness, I’m sorry it didn’t work out to 3 dozen for you.
I made these yesterday, following the recipe exactly & they are the BOMB!! Thank you
I had a craving for these “way back when” cookies suddenly pop into my head this afternoon and I had to find a recipe! I decided to sub with some homemade granola that I had made from America’s Test Kitchen recipe when I found myself out of oats…. Cuz that craving was not going anywhere…perfect sub!
This is a traditional cookie in our family too! My mom would make huge batches for Christmas parties and they’d all be gone at the end of the night. This recipe I got from my mom and ended up sharing it with the family I used to nanny for (before there was Internet or email). They loved how you can taste the peanut butter ever so slightly. I too use whole oats but after making the chocolate liquid, I pour the hot sauce over the oatmeal and peanut butter in a large bowl. The heat from the sauce melts the peanut butter, making the taste more evident and mixed evenly throughout. I also find that if you put them in the fridge after they set, they’ll last longer. Not that they ever last too long in our house! Thanks for sharing the recipe. It needs to be out there to make this world a happier, chocolatier (it’s a word now) place.
Whole oats as in regular oats, or quick cooking oats?
Quick question. Can these be made without peanut butter. Very allergic to nuts?? If so what would you recommend for the peanut butter?
You could use seed butter if you want. I never tried it but it wouldn’t hurt to test it out.