Classic No Bake Cookies

ByMeagan July 20, 2013February 6, 2023

No Bake Cookies are my husband’s favorite dessert. A few months ago, I decided to make him some No Bake Cookies. I went online and found (what I thought would be) the perfect recipe. Little did I know that they would turn out disastrous! The chocolate separated from the oats leaving a ball of oats and gooey chocolate melted across my entire counter. Who would have known that I could mess up something as simple as No Bake Cookies?

Well, last night, I decided I was going to give No Bake Cookies another try. This time I searched and searched for the perfect recipe. Luckily I stumbled upon this Classic No Bake Cookie Recipe. The verdict: absolute success! Enjoy!

Classic No Bake Cookies

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

Enjoy these classic No Bake Cookies!

Author: Meagan - A Mom's Take

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

4 T cocoa
½ C butter
2⅛ C sugar
½ C milk
½ C peanut butter
3½ C instant cooking oats
2¼ t vanilla

Directions:

Combine first four ingredients together in a saucepan
Stir ingredients (to avoid burning) until mixture comes to a rolling boil
Add last three ingredients (while continuing to stir)
Continuing boiling for 2 minutes
Drop by the spoonful onto wax paper/tin foil
Allow cookies to set (may refrigerate to speed up the process)
Enjoy!

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