My go-to recipe when I’m craving some chocolate and don’t have any in the house. These No Bake cookies come together quickly and easily and work great with non-dairy ingredients. My autistic 5 year old often brings me the container of oats as his way of asking me to make them 🙂
No Bake Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick of dairy-free butter
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- pinch of salt
Directions
- Place aluminum foil or parchment paper on counter or a baking sheet
- Melt the butter in a medium size pot over medium heat
- Once melted, stir in the milk, sugar and cocoa.
- Continue stirring occasionally until it comes to a boil, then start a timer and boil for 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Add the peanut butter, vanilla, oats and pinch of salt and stir until well combined.
- Using a spoon or cookie scoop, form cookies onto the parchment paper.
- Let cool at room temp until they firm up, about 20-30 minutes
- Store in an airtight container
The only thing I don’t like about these cookies is that it’s extremely hard not to eat ALL of them. My self control flies out the window when we make these lol Between my son and I, there aren’t that many left to store at the end of the day.
These dairy-free no bake cookies are SO quick and easy that they’re always my go to when the kids are asking for cookies. Plus it’s a great one for them to help with.
Tips for No Bake Cookies:
- Pay attention and watch your boil time! Not boiling long enough can keep your cookies from setting well, boiling too long will make them dry and crumbly! So be ready to start that 2 minute timer once the mixture comes to a good boil, then stay nearby to take it off the heat.
- I say “optional” in the vanilla extract because I’ve made these cookies with and without it and they’re good either way. So don’t sweat it if you don’t have any on hand, they’ll still turn out tasty and delicious.
- I use almond milk but you can use whatever non-dairy milk you like. My favorite non-dairy butter is Country Crock. Their plant based butters obviously don’t have dairy but I also discovered that the original doesn’t contain dairy either AND it’s a little bit cheaper. You can read my full list of favorite non-dairy staples here!
- When scooping out the cookies, I use a 1-inch cookie scoop to keep them uniform in size. Then I just scoop them out onto a large piece of foil on the counter. I also give the top of each cookie a little pat with the back of the scoop to flatten the top out.
- If dairy isn’t an issue for you, just use regular butter and milk, no problem!
- These no bake cookies don’t stay fresh for very long, so you want to enjoy them soon after making. They get a little dry and crumbly after a day or two, BUT they still taste great. I store in an airtight container or gallon ziploc bag on the counter.
Pin this recipe, give it a try and let me know how you like it!
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