Classic No Bake Cookies – This childhood classic brings big time chocolate peanut butter flavor without any baking!
No bake cookies are one of my childhood favorites. I’ve eaten LOTS of versions over the years, but these are the ones my mom always made for us. I LOVE them, and feel so nostalgic whenever we make them.
This is–by far–the best no-bake cookie recipe I’ve ever tried. The peanut butter does REALLY good things, and this recipe calls for more of it than many of the others I’ve tasted and tried.
Unless you have strong objections, use crunchy peanut butter. It adds one more delicious dimension to the cookies that you just don’t get from smooth. Though, in my opinion, who would ever use smooth anyway?
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No-Bake Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 Cookies 1x
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Classic No Bake Cookies – This childhood classic brings big time chocolate peanut butter flavor without any baking!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter (or vegan butter)
- 2 Tbsp cocoa
- 1/2 cup milk (or dairy free milk)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cups peanut butter (use crunchy. Just do it.)
- 2 cups rolled/old-fashioned oats (gluten free as needed)
Instructions
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in cocoa, milk, and sugar. Stir to melt ingredients together. Bring to a boil that spans the whole surface of the mixture (rather than just the edges). Remove from heat.
- **allowing the mixure to boil for even a few minutes will completely dry out the cookies and leave you with nothing more than chocolatey granola. Believe me. It’s happened to me before***
- Stir in vanilla, salt, peanut butter, and oatmeal until well mixed. Stir until mixture has thickened a bit. Scoop heaping spoonfuls onto wax paper and allow to cool.
- Makes about 2 dozen
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: No Bake, stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: No Bake Cookies, Classic No Bake Cookies
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