No-Bake Cookies Recipe (2024)

My even quicker version of this:Replace first 5 ingredients with semisweet chocolate chips. Melt them in microwave.Stir in peanut butter, then oats.Immediately drop heaping teaspoonfuls on sheet pan (I don't flatten them). Refrigerate.

what quantity of chocolate chips?

I made a batch per Kiki-l's notes and used 2 C of semi sweet chips. It's a winner if you like chocolate, and the batter was stable and easy to work with––the best version I've made, and I did flatten them. I've tried it with 1C and 1.5 C, and 2 C worked best for me. I did add salt into the mix, and it was the right choice.

How much chocolate chips did you use? Thanks!

Glad this works with natural Pb as well. Most non-natural peanut butters (Jiff, Skippy) contain palm oil which makes them shelf stable and no stir. Maybe better for this recipe but terrible for the planet - production is destroying native habitats for orangutans and other animals.

Very sweet cookie, next time I would only use a cup of sugar instead of 1 1/3

Delicious as is. And very simple. Not much else to say. I find it amusing that even though they are five ingredient, no-bake cookies people still make modifications or leave complaints. Lol. They are simple cookies for a quick sweet fix. Haters move on. Lol.

I’ve made this recipe about 5 times and I’ve never used quick oats, just old-fashioned rolled oats! It started off as a lazy thing because I never have quick oats and didn’t want to go to the store, but once they turned out every time I’ve just decided to only use old-fashioned. They’ve always worked out for me and are the perfect cookie. I used regular Quaker Oats as well as organic oats sold in bulk at my local health food store, I’m guessing not all oats are equal based on the comments.

Honestly, I used a what I think is natural one, just stirred the oil into the peanut butter well, and they came out fine. You do not have to use skippy or jif, which I would never buy.

Most folks will realize that these must be made with INSTANT oatmeal, but you might highlight that in the ingredients list. And I can't think of anyone who has enough room to place 2 large sheet pans in their refrigerator for 10 minutes let alone 3 hours. My solution? After the mixture has cooled for 15 minutes, decant it into a quart-sized plastic container & chill for a few hours or overnight. Then use a small ice cream scoop to dish up as many of the cookies as you need at any given time.

Been making/eating these for decades. Try also adding a cup of Cheerios to these -- delightful result.

I replaced sugar with mashed & pitted dates and almond butter in lieu of peanut butter.

Used natural peanut butter and it turned out great! Add roasted peanuts to the tops for added crunch.

No bake sounded good because I'm not much of a baker. I used the best ingredients I could find, European style butter, a top rated brand of cocoa and I used extra crunchy Skippy for added texture.I followed the recipe exactly. It was incredibly easy to put together. They cooled quickly on the porch since it was 25 (f) and were a hit at the office cookie exchange. Apparently my cookie averse family liked them too because the extras were devoured within 2 days. Great recipe

Next time I'll add more cocoa and peanut butter than sugar and I'll add toasted coconut or roasted peanuts to them towards the end for some texture (extra crunchy peanut butter is a must here!). They are delicious right out of the freezer. Bonus: no flour or eggs!!!! The perfect quarantine cookie!

Married to an Indiana ex-pat who grew up on a farm. He LOVES these and now I am strung out on them also. I was hard at work writing and I went over to the TImes recipes to check a Melissa Clark shrimp recipe for dinner. Alas, I saw this recipe again. I am now waiting for them to cool so I can scoop them. I make the recipe as written. Addictive.

Followed the chocolate chips tip and subbed dairy-free chocolate chips and sunflower butter to accommodate a multi-food-allergy toddler to much success. Melted the chocolate over the pot instead of microwave and followed the rest of the directions. I bought quick cooking oats just because but will try with regular rolled oats next time. Dessert in a jiffy! A keeper for sure.

This time they didn't firm up. Still delicious but messy. Next time I'll cut the milk in half and add more if needed.

Do these freeze well?

Chill for a few hours until firm? It took the preacher a few hours to arrive at the house?

Made these with 1/4 c less sugar and added 1/2 c cocoa nibs. Super yummy and crunchy.

These are one of my all-time favorites. I love all of the different names that people have given them. I grew up in northern Minnesota, and we call these Rochester cookies. One thing I haven’t figured out is how they sometimes come out with a glossy finish and sometimes not.

I cut the sugar to 1 cup. Could cut more. Consider almond flour to dry them out a bit.

50 years ago I made a dough of oatmeal, flaked coconut, peanut butter (crunchy or creamy), and chips (butterscotch, milk chocolate, or semi-sweet). Always used brown sugar. People wondered what the maple flavor came from.No eggs! People loved to eat the dough, which I kept in the fridge. Used the recipe on the Quaker Oats box and varied the quantities of main ingredients. Alternative ingredients possible. I like the idea of dates (cut & mashed) in place of or in addition to the sugar.

This is a staple of our long distance sailing days that we call No Bake Brownies. I vary the cooking time from 4 to 6 minutes, depending on the humidity. Pack into a 8” square pan (lined with parchment paper), cool, unmold and cut into squares.

Love the preacher story! I’ll try these, but I’ll also share my even easier version: melt some semi-sweet baking chocolate in a metal bowl over simmering water, stir in some peanut butter and vanilla, and then stir in your favorite granola. I usually add some pecans too. No need to measure.

We made these for years when we were growing up, only we called them cow patties!

I used regular rolled oats and baked these with my four year old sous chef, who may not have correctly counted or measured several ingredients. Nonetheless, these turned out to be a DELICIOUS treat. I did add about 1 cup of chocolate chips as per the comments.

Over 50 years ago, I worked at a children’s home (foster care facility) and these cookies were a staple. We called them “Preacher Cookies” because you could make the quickly when the preacher came to call (an old fashioned concept). I’ll mix up a batch for my grandson!

You can leave out the cocoa powder and they are peanut butter no bakes. You can add coconut, peanuts or M&Ms. I always have the ingredients when kids want a quick treat.