Thursday, March 31, 2011

No-Bake Cookie Recipe

HI!
Two days ago, I made the family... ok, myself... some no-bake cookies.  I was craving something sweet yet with some nutrition to it.  Oatmeal is good for you!  Peanut Butter is good for you (well.  the all natural kind, which I used)! Cocoa is even good for you... ANTIOXIDANTS PEOPLE! Hello.  Ok. Ok.  So the butter and sugar are a bit much... BUT STILL!  Probably the healthiest junk food I could have made myself.

Well.
I was tweeting about this yummy goodness and Suzy from over at It Walked On My Pillow declared that her recipe doesn't include Peanut Butter.  I was shocked!  A No-Bake... WITHOUT PEANUT BUTTER!  That's like Hot Chocolate without the Marshmallows.  Somethings missing, ya know?  For her sake I wanted to share a very simple, very common recipe for No-Bake cookies... WITH PEANUT BUTTER!  Because Chocolate and peanut butter = best food combo EVER.  Don't even argue.

No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies!
1/3 C. cocoa
2 C. sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 C. milk
3 C. quick cook oatmeal
1/2 C. peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla

First thing you will want to do is lay down a long sheet of wax paper.  This is where you will put the cookies to set.  Next you will take the Oatmeal, peanut butter, and vanilla and dump them in a large bowl that is heat safe. Then you will bring the first 4 ingredients to a boil while constantly stirring.  Once mixture has reached a boil, boil for 1 minute.  After that minute is up, pour this into the bowl with the oatmeal, peanut butter, and vanilla.  Stir well.  Then you can either use a regular spoon or I like to use a small ice cream scoop and drop spoon fulls at a time onto the wax paper to set up.  It takes about 30 minutes to set enough to eat... but generally it takes about 1 hour to cool and set.  I'm usually impatient and help myself after about 15 minutes.  GET IN MY BELLY!

Well.  There you have it.  A tried and true recipe for No-Bake cookies.  Enjoy!

18 comments:

  1. eek!!! i'm so excited!! thank you. :D i'm going to make these...um...RIGHT NOW.

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  2. thanks for stopping by my blog, wow, the no bake recipe! Looks delish.

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  3. I wonder if her recipe is the same one me and my mom would make when I was younger. Its basically melted choclate and those crispy asian noodles. No PB...LOL!

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  4. Yummy! I love no bake cookies. And I love that you used natural peanut butter!!

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  5. Oh my gah! That sounds and looks so dang good. I am seriously going to have to make these!

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  6. Your ingredients are exactly like mine!!! => We is twins. But my instructions are a bit different. OK we're not twins. But the outcome is the same. D.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s. I'm like you, I can't imagine no bakes without peanut butter!

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  7. I LOVE this recipe, for reals. Even if they don't harden all the way I still gobble them up! :)

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  8. I have never even heard of no bake cookies but I love oatmeal and chocolate cookies so this is something I'm going to have to try! Thanks Amys!

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  9. i loooooooooooooooooooove these cookies! they are some of the best cookies EVER! i can eat like 10 in one sitting. probably more. thanks for sharing the recipe! i need to make them!

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  10. Oh no this recipe will be the death of me! Chocholate, peanut butter AND oatmeall??? UGH.. HEAVENLY! Thanks for sharing dear friend, I hope the bun in the oven is cooking nicely. Oh man how cheesy was that?? bahahah.

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  11. Yum Yum Yum...I wanna try this soon! :) Hearts, Janna Lynn

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  12. I looooove No-Bake cookies. They are so delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I'll have to try it out.

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  13. I ate threeeeee yesterday!! OMG they were so delicious. I love you amy schmames.

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  14. Yum yum! Those sound so awesome! <3

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