Do you love cookies but don’t want to bake them? you’re not alone.
Baking is something that’s alright, but some people don’t like the texture of this, and it’s something that also may be good if you’re pressed for time, or if you don’t have an oven and want some cookies.
Plus, they taste good. In fact, they taste almost just like actual cookies from the oven. The best part is that they’re also made in a way that’s guilt-free, so if you feel better having these, and you’ll definitely love everything that comes from these tasty cookies.
Ingredients
YIELD
24 cookies
1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
1⁄2 cup milk
4 tablespoons cocoa
1⁄2 cup creamy peanut butter (or chunky but is seems to make a more crumbly dry cookie)
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 -3 1⁄2 cups dry quick-cooking oats (NOT old fashioned oats)
Steps
First thing you need to do is to take the four ingredients that are in the list, and then put it inside a saucepan that’s about four quarts.
Take it a rolling boil, and don’t let it sit in that for more than about 30 or 40 seconds. To do it more will make them very dry. Take it off the heat.
Put some peanut butter inside the mixture, making sure that it’s hot. From there, stir this until it’s all fully melted together.
Put the vanilla in there
Add the oats as well, putting them in together to make sure that it’s al fully combined
Put it on some wax paper, and then drop them about a couple tablespoons
Put it in the fridge or let them sit on a surface to let it cool down.
From there, you can try and serve them!
Tips
Can I add other ingredients to this?
You can! Some people like to add nuts to this because it’s good for the crunch and improves the texture of this.
Some people also like fruit in this too. Whether or not you like fruit or not, this is also a good thing to add. Some dried raisins or cranberries also work well with this, and it can make it taste even better.
What’s so special about no-bake cookies?
This is something that a lot of people like because it’s something that is pretty easy to put together.
It’s something as well that doesn’t require a bunch of time either. If you’re worried about time or are pressed for time and resources, you definitely will want to try this.
Plus, some people like this because it’s sweet, but also it’s something that a lot of people don’t feel bad about eating. This kind of cookie is super sweet, also doesn’t have a bunch of sugar in it, and also is something that’s kind of guilt-free, which is something a lot of people absolutely love because of how seamless this is for it to be done to make them great