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Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

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These no-bake oatmeal cookies are loaded with chocolate and peanut butter. Good luck eating just one.


serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  under 30 minutes
Rating: 5/5

12 reviews
2 comments

ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
3 cups instant oatmeal

directions

Spread a piece of aluminum foil or waxed paper out on the counter ahead of time.

Combine the sugar, cocoa powder, milk, and butter in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil and let boil for exactly one minute after it comes to a full boil. Remove the pan from the heat.

Stir the vanilla, peanut butter, and oatmeal into the sugar mixture and mix quickly to combine.

Drop the cookie batter by spoonfuls onto the foil or waxed paper. Let cool completely. Store the cookies in an airtight container.

added by

Jerri Manthey, CDKitchen Staff
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common recipe questions


The cookies were crumbly, what happened?

If the cookies are crumbly it is because they boiled too long. If they don't set up it means they didn't boil long enough. You need to cook them at a rolling boil for 1 minute exactly.


nutrition data

115 calories, 5 grams fat, 17 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in sodium.
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reviews & comments

  1. Guest Foodie REVIEW:

    I add nuts, raisins and coconut and sometimes take out the peanut butter for extra chocolate fix

  2. Gracie

    I have eaten these before and they are delicious, really anxious to try to make some tomorrow. Thanks for a great and easy sounding recipe.

  3. member review
    MYBENZ93 REVIEW:

    Theses were awesome! I used 4 tsp of the "special dark" mini's instead of the powdered cocoa.

  4. Guest Foodie REVIEW:

    These are dangerous! Extremely easy and fast to make. Definitely try some while they are still warm!

  5. LilRed'sMama REVIEW:

    Yuuuummmmmy! The last recipe I tried was from the Food Network, thinking it would be great! Fail! They never set. They just stayed soft and gooey. These turned out perfect!

  6. Freesugar REVIEW:

    I stopped eating sugar about 13 years ago! My down fall was no bake cookies! just to easy to make and eat! Well I used Splenda instead of sugar and sugar free peanut butter it worked great! Very good for me bad for my hips! Sugar free but not fat free!

  7. laguha REVIEW:

    OH MY GOSH!! This is a great recipe. I was sick and tired of my no bake cookies turning out wrong, so I bought some @ the store:( shame on me! I didn't want to keep driving to the store for these wonderful cookies, so I got on-line, found this recipe, tried it and whamo! This one works!!! Thanks so much for a awesome recipe!

  8. Rina REVIEW:

    This is the best no bake recipe I've found! Thanks. Also, I cut the sugar back a bit and added more cocoa- no taste difference, better for you!

  9. Brandi

    In my family recipe, we take a glass of water and let a drop of the boiled mixture fall into it. If the drop forms a ball and sinks to the bottom of the cup then you know the mixture is ready and the cookies always harden. Just another way to make sure your cookies turn out right.

  10. monkeysrock513 REVIEW:

    i LUV these i could live off them!! i got a different recipe from a friend and they turned out crumbly and fell apart as soon as you bit into them. i tryed them again and they turned out the same way. so i went online to find the recipe and its a different one, mine doesnt include milk and mine has more oatmeal. im going to try this on and see how it works.

  11. stinkerbell REVIEW:

    I use coconut but just cut dow the oats a little bit.

  12. katelyn REVIEW:

    Super easy and really good! Make sure you have a glass of milk to wash it down :)

  13. nauvoolady REVIEW:

    My recipe did not include peanut butter and called for 4 1/2 cups of oats. I don't make them often because they're EXTREMELY addictive and I can't stop eating them until their gone! My kids love them because they get to drop them on the cookie sheet. Very chocolatey, and VERY good! This is my second favorite cookie recipe (my fav being chewy chocolate chip... because I like to eat the dough!)

  14. Jean REVIEW:

    Last week I followed another recipe that said to boil for 3 minutes--the cookies turned out crumbly and hard--like hockey pucks! Thanks for your extra advice that gaves reasons for a gooey cookie or a crumbly! I made your recipe and it turned out great! Thanks :)

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