Perfect Chocolate No Bake Cookies (without peanut butter)! So yummy you can't eat just one!!
These classic Chocolate No Bake Cookies are made just like you remember them - without peanut butter and with both oatmeal and coconut!
They are the exact same recipe that I have been making almost my entire life. While I do enjoy the variations, these are hands down my favorite and quite simply..the BEST!
I do make a peanut butter oatmeal no bake cookies version quite frequently as well, and we used these with our chocolate no bake cookies for our Easter Egg Nests with phenomenal results!
Although these quick and easy no bake cookies look like a gooey mess when you are done cooking the syrup and adding the oatmeal and coconut, they turn out beautifully if allowed to set up for the appropriate amount of time.
As noted int he recipe, I almost always make my no bake cookies in the evening and drop them onto waxed paper on a counter or table where I can leave them undisturbed over night to really come together.
There's also a bit of science to the cooking time, but as long as you make sure that the syrup is at a nice rolling boil (but not threatening to boil over) for a full minute you will find that they turn out perfectly every time.
Enjoy!
Chocolate No Bake Cookies (without peanut butter) Ingredients
My classic chocolate no bake cookies version includes sugar, butter, milk, cocoa, vanilla, quick oats and coconut. The choice of oats is important as the quick oats yield the best texture for no bake cookies. Old fashioned oats or steel cut oats will result in more 'chew' in your cookies than is usually preferred. The chocolate oatmeal no bake cookies (without peanut butter) is based on the same recipe, but omits the coconut as well.
For a tasty holiday cookie, we love using these no bake cookies in our Chocolate Peppermint No Bake Cookies!
How To Make Chocolate No Bake Cookies
- Heat a medium saucepan with the butter, sugar and milk over medium high to high (enough to bring the syrup to a boil).
- Stir frequently to prevent burning!
- Once the butter is melted and the syrup has reached a full rolling boil, cook for 1 minute then remove from heat.
- Add the vanilla and cocoa and stir to combine with the syrup.
- Then add the quick oats and coconut and stir until evenly coated.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper and allow to cool and set up for at least an hour. I usually make mine in the evening and allow my chocolate no bake cookies to set up over night.
Chocolate No Bake Cookies (without peanut butter)
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup butter (salted, one stick)
- ½ cup milk
- 4 tablespoon cocoa
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups quick oatmeal (do not use old fashioned or steel cut oats)
- 1 cup coconut (shredded)
Instructions
- Heat a medium saucepan with the butter, sugar and milk over medium high to high (enough to bring the syrup to a boil). Stir frequently to prevent burning!
- Once the butter is melted and the syrup has reached a full rolling boil, cook for 1 minute then remove from heat.
- Add the vanilla and cocoa and stir to combine with the syrup. Then add the quick oats and coconut and stir until evenly coated.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper and allow to cool and set up for at least an hour. I usually make mine in the evening and allow my chocolate no bake cookies to set up over night.
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Angela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma's kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love!
Julia says
Great recipe.perfect proportions.i did add a little more coconut. I also did half dark cocoa and 1/4tsp espresso 😋
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
Yum! Espresso is the perfect addition for really making the chocolate flavor 'pop'!
CarlaR says
I'm 63 years old and have been cooking my whole life, and have the recipe to my Granny Ruby's no bake chocolate peanut butter recipe that's absolutely the only recipe that I always use. Since I was out of peanut butter, I decided to search Google for a recipe without peanut butter and found yours
Loli Fowler says
I am so happy to have found your site. I used to make these years ago and I lost the recipe. They are SO good. My kids used to make them. Now they are (old) middle aged men. What does that make me? Too bad I didn't find you before Christmas. I'll make them tonight. Thanks.
Ruth says
If I drastically reduce the sugar (down to 1/3 cup), will it affect the cookie being able to set/solidify?
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
Yes, most definitely. This particular no-bake cookie style is based on reaching a certain point in the boiling that makes the sugar set. Reducing the sugar will result in soft mounds that will not set. You can, however, use a sugar substitute like Swerve, Stevia, or xylitol. Thanks for asking!
Dr K says
I loved No-Bake Cookies as a kid, but never made them before. Tried this recipe last week. I’ve already made a second batch because they were so incredibly yummy! Takes me back to the 70s.
Donna Hoskins says
These were the best no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. I didn’t have any coconut to add to the recipe. But they were still delicious. I made these at 11:45 pm. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe.
Kay says
Looks like a lovely recipe!! Did you use sweetened shredded coconut for this recipe?
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
Yes, I did 🙂 I have unsweetened and desiccated coconut in my pantry too, but I always use the sweetened coconut for no-bake cookies. Enjoy!
Marie Wood-Bullerdick says
The original is no coconut, no peanut butter! Brought the recipe home from school in 1961 ! Original is the best!!!