No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

I love this cookie recipe! It has been one of my favorites for when I have a sweet tooth and need something quick! You can also add a little bit of coconut (1/4 cup) to it if you want, but they are delicious without!

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JUST LIKE MOM USED TO MAKE! I allow it to boil for only 30-40 seconds, otherwise the cookies are dried out. This makes slightly gooey cookies once they've set up - an awesome texture right out of the friedge. I always add a handful of shredded coconut (1/3C or so). Fun to throw in nuts, and even a few marshmallows at the very end. Versatile and tasty as ever. BEWARE: I've gained 4lbs since finding this recipe last month. :)

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Absolutely fabulous cookies! I brought them to work, and they were gone in about 5 minutes. Thanks for the recipe, this is a keeper for me!!!!

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Have been making these for decades, but these are not the easiest to make set up correctly every time--but they still taste good. Many factors affect how they set up: heat, humidity, how long and hot you boil it, how long you stir it after boiling, what kind of oatmeal, etc, and it's important to work quickly after the boil timer is up. I always set a timer for boiling. After boiling stir in just the oatmeal and only 3 cups of oatmeal, stirring quickly for 2 minutes--and if it is not somewhat less shiny add another 1/2 cup oatmeal. (But I've had it already trying to set up at this point, too, and then they are too dry--I don't know how to fix it when it does this.) Then add peanut butter, and if desired chopped nuts and/or coconut or cereal, stirring quickly before dropping on waxed paper. Hope this helps some who have been having this set up too moist or dry... this really is a rather difficult recipe but even when it flops it still tastes good.

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So good!!! Made these for the office, EVERYONE loved them! I left out 1/2 cup of the oats and instead added 1/2 cup of dry roasted peanuts and 1 cup of mini marshmallows at the end, right before spooning onto parchment paper. Will make again (I am sure they'll be requested every time we have a meeting or potluck :)) Thanks for sharing!

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I just made these and they are delicious! It is just my husband and myself, so I halved everything for the recipe, and it was still great. We used chunky peanut butter and they turned out perfect for us. To try something out, I crushed up some pretzels when there was about a cup and a half of batter left just to see what it would taste like. I mixed the pretzels in with the remaining batter, and spooned them on wax paper. Now I wish I had mixed pretzels in with the entire batch! :) They were delicious! Thank you so much for posting this recipe!!!! :)

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Jenny--these took me back to high school! Our sweet lunch ladies made these fresh every day. I sbbed 1 cup Spenda for 1 cup of the sugar. I don't think it compromised the taste at all.

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I was always taught when boiling the mixture check for a hard ball. Take a couple of drops of the mixture and drop in into a cup of cold tap water. If it makes a hard or firm ball when squeezed between your fingers it is ready. If not let it cook a little longer and check again. Great cookies.

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I used coconut oil for the butter and coconut milk for the milk plus raw turbanado for the sugar. They were delicious!

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These cookies are great! I have tried other no bake recipes that I like a bit better though. I felt like these got a bit dry after a few hours and I kept them in an air tight container. Perhaps I should have added less oats? Anyway, I did get compliments on these so they are obviously great. My recommendation would be to use less than 3 1/2 cups of oats though.

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I love these cookies! So good : ) Next time i will add coconut

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These cookies are so delish! My 11 yr old son and I made a double batch of these and everybody was glad that we did, lol. Originally I added 6c for the double recipe, but it was a bit soupy, so I added maybe 1/4 to 1/2c more. I also used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa. The first person I shared them with asked for the recipe, lol..def. a keeper..

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I think next time I will add less sugar, taking it down to about a 1 and 1/2 cups. They were also a bit mushy..o cooked too long? I'm going to put them in the fridge and see how it works out. I will definitely make them again, but I'll follow the directions more precisely because obviously I did something wrong. I still give it 4 stars cuz I love chocolate.

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This recipe yields the best consistency of this type of cookie that I have tried yet. I let them dry overnight, thew in some ground flax seed, and used the Smart Balance Omega butter blend. Thanks for posting!

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These are perfect!! I used special dark cocoa and they are so much richer!

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I used rice milk and natural peanut butter, and had a little trouble getting the cookies to set with 3 cups oatmeal. But I put them in the freezer, and we just peel one or two off the waxed paper when we need a snack. Great for a hot day!

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These are great! P.S. dont lick the spoon before blowing on it first...trust me.

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I love these cookies! I had a recipe without the peanut butter, but adding the peanut butter makes this recipe even more delightful and more like the cookies I remember from growing up. They were gone very quickly in my house! Next time I'll double the recipe :) Thank you!

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Been making these cookies since I was a little girl, lost the recipe, tried yours. Fantastic!

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I was looking for a nice no-bake cookie, and this one is excellent! Had my cub scouts make these, and they didn't last long! LOL

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