No Bake Cookies
Apparently I don’t want to ever lose the weight because this week, I chose to make No Bake Cookies. The kind you make on the stove top and don’t bother waiting until it’s completely set before you start eating them. They just so happened to be one of the only things I had all the ingredients on hand for tonight. Kind of telling isn’t it? That I have ingredients for cookies, but not for dinner? There are cookies to make and eat, so let’s get started.
You’ll need oatmeal, milk, sugar, cocoa, butter or margarine, peanut butter and salt.
In a saucepan, combine 1 stick margarine or butter… As you can see, I really need new pans.
1/2 cup milk…
1/2 cup cocoa…
2 cups of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt whose picture didn’t turn out.
Get it all stirred up together… it might take a minute if you’re waiting on your butter to melt.
Bring to a boil, and cook for one minute. Incidentally, it is hard to get a picture of a boiling pot… all you get is steam!
Remove from the heat. You can’t tell, but in this picture I’ve just added 1/2 cup of peanut butter.
Add 3 cups of oatmeal.
Stir until well-combined. You can usually tell right away if you’ve done it right because it will be starting to thicken up as you stir it.
Drop spoonfuls onto wax paper. Let the cookies cool until they are set. Or some of them anyways. Feel free to pick up the still warm, half-set cookies and enjoy them! And don’t stress out too much if the cookies don’t set… the “goop” still tastes wonderful when scraped off the wax paper with a spoon. Ask me how I know. 
The Recipe
No Bake Cookies
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Stir together, and bring to a boil. Cook for one minute. Add in
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups oatmeal
Stir well to combine. Drop spoonfuls onto wax paper and let cool until set. Enjoy!
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Those look amazingly yummy. I’ve never made those before, and now I’ll have to make them because they look so yummy and easy to make….plus, I think I have all the ingredients in my cupboard right now.
uhh… The pictures looks dangerous.
We’re bookmarking this page so the kids can try it. 
Oh my goodness! I haven’t had these cookies since I was a kid and I am SOOOOO glad to have found this recipe. I had to laugh at your comment about your pans. Mine look very similar and I am always trying to find ways to hide their pitiful state in my photos. Guess we’re too busy cooking to shop, right? LOL! Thanks for sharing this recipe
Looks delightfully evil — I’ll eat it off then pan!
OH yummy! I am so glad I found your blog via entrecard chain dropping. I read every blog I visit
I am subscribing to yours.
Cheers!
Never had No Bake Cookies before. I may try it.
Wow!
A recipe that’s so easy to follow!
Love the pics!
They look delicious! I have just recently added a recipe blog. I wanted to put my recipes on there so that when my kids call and want a recipe, I know longer have to go over it with them. They can find them online. I do like to cook. I’m glad I found your blog.
Gee…thanks! Now I have to go get the ingredients to makes these yummy cookies! I’ve not had these in ages…and I shouldn’t have them now…so I blame you!
I love these cookies…mine are always hit or miss, sometimes they harden, sometimes I’m scrapin’em off the wax paper!!
These are probably my family’s favorite cookies! I probably make them more then any other cookie, they’re so quick and easy and sooooo yummy and chocolatey!
Unfortunately the need to lose weight has put them on my no-no list
We call them cow pie cookies for obvious reasons.
My recipe also calls for a tsp of vanilla that is added after you boil. My girls make these a lot and one batch doesn’t last long! Also, try eating them frozen. Yummy!
These are one of my favorite things in the whole world! My mom would always make them and I now make them at my house. Here’s a tip, instead of using the 1/2 cup cocoa, you can substitute 1/2 cup brown sugar for a PB/penuche type flavor. Faboooo!
I looove those cookies. Mine never set, though. My mom says it’s because I’m not boiling them along enough. She suggests a full three minutes. Hope that helps!
Thanks, for putting such wonderful pictures on your site. They were really helpful to understand to easy process of making them.
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Oh I am so happy I found these!! I was thinkin about them the other day, and couldnt remember how to make them. I havent had these since I was a teenager, and I figured my 2 boys would love to help me make COW PIES.. and giggle about the name and RAVE about the amazing flavor!!
ps.. I need to buy new pans too!!
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Wow! Those sound like they’ll totaly fatten me up! As a 6th grader, I rreally do feel the need to keep my trim wast, but somtimes I cheat. Hehehe!!!
i made the no bake cookies they were good but tastes alot like peanut butter…everyone at my school loved them and im thinking about making more tonight they are really good.
I’m so glad I found these and with pictures
My Husband was talking about Cow Pie Cookies just the other day and asked me if I knew how to make them. I didn’t until now. This is going to be a great surprise for him. Thank you so much!!!!
btw. my pans look a lot like yours and so did my grandmas and she was the best cook ever.