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No Bake Cookies — Just Like Grandma’s!

No Bake Cookies

4.4 from 103 reviews

A classic, no bake cookie recipe that’s been passed down for generations! It’s simple, quick, and perfect for chocolate and peanut butter cookie fans!

  • Author Alison Wood
  • Prep Time 15 mins
  • Inactive Time 0 hrs
  • Cook Time 5 mins
  • Total Time 20 mins
  • Yield 35 cookies 1x
  • Category Desserts
  • Cuisine American

Ingredients

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  • ½ cup butter, cut into pieces
  • 2 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cup rolled or quick cooking oats, For courser texture, use rolled. For less course and more chewy, use quick cooking

Instructions

  1. Place the butter, sugar, milk, and unsweetened cocoa powder in a saucepan and heat over medium heat.
  2. Stir often until the butter is melted and all ingredients are combined.
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil and allow to boil for 60 seconds (please watch the time…timing is important) stirring occasionally. In fact, set a timer!
  4. Remove saucepan from heat.
  5. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract until fully combined.
  6. Stir in oats and mix until all of the oats are coated with the mixture.
  7. Drop spoonfuls of mixture onto parchment paper.
  8. Cool cookies completely before serving or storing. Cookies gently harden as they cool.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0