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Are you looking for a no bake cookies recipe without peanut butter? We have the perfect no bake cookie recipe for you right here.
I have been excited to share this recipe with you. It took me a bit because I had quite a bit of trial and error with this one. Once I finally got it right, I immediately ate way too many cookies and then made all of the required notes.
The original struggle that I had with this recipe was that the cookies kept coming out too crumbly and dry. They weren’t sticking together well. I just had to keep adding moisture until I got it right.
This wasn’t the case each time that I made the recipe. It varied slightly so you will note in the recipe below that I added tablespoons of water as needed.
My recommendation is that you make the cookies with the required ingredients and then if the batter is too dry, add in small bits of water at a time.
No bake cookies without peanut butter were sweeter than our traditional no-bake cookies recipe. This was a real turn-off for Andi but I couldn’t stop eating these no-bake cookies.
I actually eventually had to put these cookies out of reach because I kept creeping over to the kitchen and stealing one. They are so darn easy to eat and I couldn’t eat just one.
So whether you are out of peanut butter or have a peanut allergy, know that you can indeed make the old-fashioned oatmeal no-bake cookies without using peanut butter in the recipe.
The secret is getting the sugar mixture just right. You are essentially making your own corn syrup mixture. That is why these chocolate no-bake cookies are very sweet.
How to make no-bake cookies without peanut butter
Step 1: Gather your ingredients and your required tools. This recipe requires a lot of constant stirring, so it is important that you have everything required close by.
Step 2: Prep the baking pan. Cover a baking pan with wax paper. Then spray the wax paper with baking spray. You don’t have to use a baking pan. You could just spread some wax paper out on the counter. I just find using a pan makes it a bit easier to move the cookies around to create space as needed.
Step 3: Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add in the sugar, salt, butter and milk. Stir often until the mixture is boiling.
Step 4: Once the butter mixture starts to boil, allow it to boil for 2 additional minutes. Set a timer for this. This timing is very important. Don’t let it overboil.
Step 5: Right at 2 minutes remove the saucepan from the heat
Step 6: Immediately add in the cocoa powder, oats and vanilla. Stir until fully combined.
Step 7: Allow the mixture to cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Step 8: Using a spoon from the mixture into small balls. Drop the balls on the wax paper. If the mixture is too dry and crumbly mix in a tablespoon of hot water a time and stir. Do this one tablespoon at a time until the mixture is no longer crumbly and you can easily form small balls with the cookie dough.
No bake cookies recipe (without peanut butter)
Yield: 30 cookies
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
This is how to easily make chocolate and oatmeal no-bake cookies without using peanut butter.
Ingredients
2 c white sugar
1/2 c butter
1/2 c milk
5 T cocoa powder
3 c quick oats
1 t vanilla extract
1/4 t salt
4 T hot water (as needed)
Instructions
Place wax paper on a baking dish. Spray with baking spray.
In a large saucepan combine, sugar, salt, butter, and milk.
Bring to a boil.
Once it starts boiling, boil for an additional 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in cocoa, oats, and vanilla extract.
Allow the mixture to cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Drop spoonful on a pan covered with wax paper.
Notes
If it starts to get a crumbly stir in a tablespoon of hot water at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.
Most no-bake cookies have some sticky ingredient to hold it together. If you used something sticky like butter, peanut butter, melted marshmallows or melted chocolate I would pop them in the fridge, so they firm up. If that doesn't help, I would completely dip them in melted chocolate and let them harden in the fridge.
Be patient while you cook, keep the heat on low/medium low, and boil the mixture for only one minute (set a timer)! Cookies that are liquidy, sticky, or won't set: You probably didn't boil your mixture long enough. This can happen from simply rushing or from high humidity in your environment.
The cookies are made with peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla, and oats, this no bake dessert recipe is full of all your favorite cookie flavors. You can't go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Seriously, the BEST combo!
If you don't have cornstarch on hand, there are a few alternative steps you can take to produce the cookie of your dreams. Go heavy on brown sugar. It has more moisture than its granulated counterpart, which means the cookie comes out less crispy. Unsurprisingly, more liquid retention guarantees a softer bite.
Cold Butter – taking your butter straight from the fridge and cubing it before adding it to the mixing bowl helps the cookies stay thick and not spread while baking. Cornstarch – the cornstarch added to the dough helps the cookies be thick but not dry.
How Do You Fix Gooey No-Bake Cookies? Freeze them. Once you have added the peanut butter and oats, the only option to fix gooey no-bake cookies is to freeze them so they will hold together enough that you can eat them.
Scoop the finished cookie batter into spoon-sized rounds onto parchment paper, then let the cookies cool and set for 25 to 30 minutes. You can enjoy them right away, or store for up to five days in an airtight container at room temperature.
Why are my no bake cookies grainy? One common reason is overcooking or undercooking the mixture when boiling the ingredients. Make sure to boil the mixture for precisely one minute. Overboiling can lead to a grainy texture, as can using granulated sugar that hasn't completely dissolved.
Oven temperatures are a crucial factor in baking. If your cookies consistently come out flat, you may have selected the wrong baking temperature. If you bake cookies using too much heat, the fats in the dough begin to melt before the other ingredients can cook together and form your cookie's rise.
If your no bake cookies are sticky and gooey, then they were not boiled quite long enough. On the flip side, if your no bake cookies are dry and crumbly, they were boiled a tad too long. You should let the mixture come to a full rolling boil and then time exactly 1 minute from there.
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Why Didn't My No-Bake Cookies Set? Likely, you didn't boil the mixture long enough. You want the butter, milk, sugar, and cocoa mixture to boil for 2-3 full minutes and reach between 190°F-200°F. If you don't boil them for long enough, they will turn out gooey and will not set.
Add oats or nuts: Adding oats or nuts to the dough can add texture and help it hold its shape better. Use a different type of liquid: Substituting a different type of liquid, such as milk or cream, for some or all of the water or other liquid called for in the recipe can help the dough thicken and hold together better.
Bleached flour absorbs more moisture than unbleached flour, making for THICK Cookies. If you struggle with your cookies spreading out more than you want, try using bleached flour.
This is a personal preference, but if you like the taste of your cookie recipe, but the cookies are too thin, try baking them at a higher temperature and see if you get thicker cookies. Bake only a few cookies at a time on a half-sheet pan and make sure to leave enough room between them.
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