Skinny No-Bake Chocolate Cookies Recipe
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These Skinny No-Bake Chocolate Cookies come together in minutes and then chill for a delicious, chocolate cookie recipe that we love. Made with cocoa, peanut butter, coconut, and oats, these cookies are a definite treat.
I grew up loving the chocolate no-bake cookies that my Mama would make for us for the first day of school and other special occasions. Rich, fudgy, and oh so decadent. I still make them for my family, especially to mark those special events just like Mama did when I was a little girl. For an everyday cookie though, I love this lighter, skinny version.
It begins with many of the same ingredients, although the granulated sugar is replaced with honey and coconut is added for additional texture and flavor. Rather than boiling the ingredients, they are simply stirred together in a large bowl, scooped and placed on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and chilled for about 30 minutes. Then, I store them in a zip top bag or other airtight container in the refrigerator for snacking or when we need something a little sweet. They seem to disappear rather quickly, but they are one cookie that I don’t feel so guilty about indulging in with my family.
Here’s my Skinny No-Bake Chocolate Cookie Recipe. I hope you love them as much as we do!
Skinny No-Bake Chocolate Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup (89 g) old fashioned oats
- 1 cup (60 g) coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup (135 g) peanut butter, or almond butter
- 1/2 cup (42 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup (85 g) chocolate chips, or peanut butter chips
- 1 tablespoon (21 g) honey
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and stir together until well-combined. Scoop tablespoonful scoops and place onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet pan. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes to harden. Remove and store in airtight containers in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
any ideas on the nutritional value ? there fabulous
Hi,
These sound really good, and fit with eating gluten free. I was just wondering before I make these, do natural nut butters work just as well as the more processed kinds? I didn’t want to waste the natural almond butter if I should be using something like Skippy. Thank you!
Could you use stevia or something like when making no bake cookies
I tried this recipe out immediately and found it to be very dry and hard to combine the ingredients. I decided to add two over ripe bananas to the ingredients and loved it!
I added more honey and peanut butter. They were still a little crumbly but good and my husband liked them. I was using Ghriadelli chocolate chips that are bigger than Nestlé’s–maybe that made the mixture harder to combine. Thank you.
I am trying these today, but find the dough very dry and hard to mold together with my small cookie scoop. I added a bit more honey and will try adding more peanut butter or a little milk. I am using coconut flakes but wonder if you meant regular coconut pieces. Do you have a suggestion?
Hi Joan,
The dough is a bit dryer than the traditional no-bake chocolate cookies, but they dry quickly without being sticky. Let me know how the additional peanut butter and honey works for them!
Simple and delicious…..loving it!! Pinning it!!
I need a batch of these right now!
Sounds and looks so delicious!! So much goodness packed into these 🙂
Wow, you packed a lot of flavor coconut, chocolate, honey, etc. An the good news, now I can eat the cookie dough!