This time of year when the weather is hot, I try to avoid turning on the oven. We still enjoy having desserts and cookies though. This recipe works great for times like that. I know there are many versions of no bake cookies out there. This is my favorite. We made it often when I was a kid. I think it was the first cookie recipe I learned to make. It is a great recipe for kids to try because it does not use the oven, just the stove top. I enjoy having a quick, easy, and good cookie recipe that does not heat up the house by turning on the oven. When it is 90 plus degrees out the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven and add more heat to the house.
This recipe also does not cost much to make since it contains simple ingredients that I usually have in my pantry.
No Bake Cookies
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
½ cup milk
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups instant oatmeal
⅔ cup peanut butter
Bring first four ingredients to a boil and cook 1 minute.
Add vanilla, oatmeal, and peanut butter and stir until combined.
Drop onto wax paper and cool.
Remove from wax paper and enjoy!
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Oh, I love these things…but again, like the peanut butter fudge, I have no self control.
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I LOOOOOOVE these cookies! My grandmother’s recipe called for sweetened condensed milk instead of regular, but all the recipes are basically the same. They are soooo good, aren’t they!
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My family loves these cookies. I make them probably 3 times a month. A batch never sits long at our house!
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Thanks for this recipe, you guys in the US certainly know how to bake cookies. I am glad I have some cup measuring spoons
We have a little date night planned tonight so I might just rustle these up for my husband later. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I LOVE these cookies…and find it best if I don’t make them very often (for MY sake!). I had forgotten about them actually and haven’t made them for a while. I should have the boys work on some…they’d love it!
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These are so good! The first time I made them I was in middle school and used them for a project on Pioneer baking or something silly
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Can you use regular oatmeal (my canister says “old fashioned oatmeal)?
Melanie
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Melanie, I use the quick cooking oatmeal for it. I have seen recipes for basically the same thing that use the old fashioned oatmeal. I think the texture will just be a little different. I think I might let the mixture sit a few minutes before dropping them onto baking sheets. This might help the texture by letting it soften the oats. Or you could chop the old fashioned ones in the blender or food processor to have the oats be finer. I think overall it would work. Let me know how it works if you try it.
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