Brownie Nuggets No-Bake Cookies Recipe, Easy Boiled Cookies

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These no-bake cookies melt in your mouth with a homemade candy taste. They're a quick and easy boiled cookie and made with fudgy chocolate, oatmeal, and peanut butter. Yum! This was our favorite cookie recipe our Mama used when we were kids growing up in South Louisiana. I think it's because the simple ingredients were […] The post Brownie Nuggets No-Bake Cookies Recipe, Easy Boiled Cookies appeared first on Louisiana Woman Blog.

These no-bake cookies melt in your mouth with a homemade candy taste. They're a quick and easy boiled cookie and made with fudgy chocolate, oatmeal, and peanut butter. Yum!

A stack of No Bake Cookies on a white plate.

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This was our favorite cookie recipe our Mama used when we were kids growing up in South Louisiana. I think it's because the simple ingredients were so handy and Mama could whip them up in a short amount of time.

These Best German Chocolate No-Bake Cookies are a similar sweet treat, but made with almond butter, chocolate, and coconut—another easy recipe for a no-bake cookie.

For another oatmeal cookie recipe, try these Lunchroom Lady Oatmeal Cookies. They may bring happy childhood memories of the best thing to eat in the school lunchroom besides the homemade rolls!.

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Ingredients

These simple ingredients to make this classic recipe may already be in your kitchen.

unsweetened cocoa powder - it's the classic chocolate ingredient
whole milk - the basic structure of these chewy peanut butter cookies
granulated sugar - for sweetness and to help form the cookie as it boils, like making candy
salted butter - the buttery taste melts in your mouth
creamy peanut butter - for the classic chocolate and peanut butter flavor
rolled, old-fashioned oats - gives these delicious cookies a chewier texture (use gluten-free oats for gluten-free dessert

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Use these easy steps to get the best batch of these cookies in no time.

Place powdered cocoa in a large saucepan, such as a Dutch oven.
Whisk the cocoa while pouring in the milk with a wire whisk until the cocoa is fully incorporated.

A wire whisk stirring sugar into a chocolate fudgy sauce.

Combine sugar with the cocoa mixture with the whisk.

A pot of fudgy sauce with a stick of butter and a wire whisk in it.

Add the butter to the sugar mixture, and turn the stove on to medium-high heat, stirring until the butter melts.

A pot of fudgy sauce with a silver spoon in it.

Bring to a full boil for a full minute.

Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the peanut butter and the oatmeal until the mixture is thickened.

Spread out wax paper onto the counter and drop the cookies by tablespoon onto the wax paper.

Four rows of round fudgy cookies on a sheet of wax paper.

Allow the cookies to cool to room temperature, and then they will be easy to remove from the paper and ready to serve.

HINT: The best way to form these cookies is to use two tablespoons or a medium cookie scoop to drop cookies onto wax paper or parchment paper. The best part is licking the spoon!

Substitutions

Here are a few substitutions for ingredients in this peanut butter chocolate quick treat:

Replace the dairy milk with another dairy-free milk, such as almond milk, coconut milk, or oat milk.
Use crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy peanut butter for a chewier texture.
For a smoother texture, use quick oats in place of the old-fashioned oats.
Substitute other nut butters, such as almond butter or cashew butter, for the peanut butter.

Variations

There's more than one way to eat this cookie!

Try swapping out and adding other ingredients in the original recipe, like in these German Chocolate No-Bakes, for a coconutty chocolate no-bake cookie recipe.
Crumble the cookies into an ice cream shake for a chocolate peanut butter blast.
Sprinkle the crumbled cookies onto a frosted cake or pudding cup for classic chocolate peanut butter flavor.

Equipment

wire whisk

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Storage

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 3 days.

Top Tip

Make sure the mixture comes to a full rolling boil before starting the timer for 1 minute. Yes, use a timer for exactly 1 minute, and you will have perfect no-bake cookies every time!

FAQ

What are No-bake cookies?

No-bake cookies are a quick and easy drop cookie made in a saucepan on the stove. They are not baked and dropped onto wax paper after boiling for a minute.

Are no-bake cookies hard to make?

No-bake cookies are easy to make and only take a few minutes to prepare.

Can you make no-bake cookies without peanut butter?

Yes, you can use other nut butters when making bo-bake cookies, such as almond butter, in this Best German Chocolate No-Bake Cookies recipe.

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Pairing

When having a party, these are my favorite dishes to serve with Brownie Nuggets: