Classic No Bake Cookies Recipe
This quick and easy no bake cookies recipe, requiring simple ingredients is a classic. These old fashioned no bake oatmeal cookies have a chewy texture.
Servings: 28 Cookies
Calories: 142kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Milk Whole
- 1 ¾ cups Sugar Granulated
- ½ cup Butter Unsalted
- 4 tablespoon Cocoa powder
- ½ cup Peanut butter Smooth
- 3 cups Oats Quick cooking
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add milk, sugar, butter and cocoa powder and cook at medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a rolling boil.
- Then, cook for for exactly 1 minute, while constantly mixing.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter, oats, salt and vanilla extract.
- Drop tablespoonfuls on a sheet of wax paper and let the cookies set for 30 minutes or until they harden. Enjoy!
Notes
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Do not substitute any other type of oats. You must use quick cooking oats!
- Remember that if you cook the mixture for too long, the cookies will become dry and crumbly. If you don't cook long enough, the cookies won't hold their shape properly.
- You can use crunchy or creamy coconut butter. It all depends on your preference.
- You can add ¼ cup desiccated or shredded coconut to enhance the chewy texture of these cookies.
- You an add ¼ teaspoon espresso powder to enhance the chocolate flavor of these cookies even further.
Nutrition
Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.6mg