The Easiest Cookies Ever
March 26th, 2007
Maybe this is a recipe that you already have. But, like me, you have lots of recipes that you forget about and need a reminder. I have a file full of recipes but often I don’t bother to look through them and I just make whatever comes to mind. Needless to say, that can make things rather repetitive.
Last week, my kids had been nagging me for cookies. I wanted to make cookies for them, truly I did, but I kept putting it off because it seemed I didn’t have time, or if I found some time, I was pretty tired and didn’t feel like starting a kitchen project.
Finally, I said, “Why don’t you guys make cookies yourselves? Make some No-Bake Cookies.” When they stared at me like I was crazy, I realized that it had been so long since I made No-Bake Cookies that they didn’t even remember what they were.
Out came the recipe box. Hmmm… I couldn’t find it, although I’m certain I’ve made these cookies in the past. To the computer we went, where, without a doubt, if a recipe exists, it can be found.
To cut to the chase, below is the recipe for No-Bake-Cookies that we used. My daughters made this without any help from me and I’m sure my son could have eaten them all without any help! I made a minor adjustment, since the recipe we found called for baking cocoa and I didn’t have any…
No Bake Cookies
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
3 c. oats or oatmeal (quick) it doesn’t matter which you use
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
To begin, put the peanut butter and oats/oatmeal in a large bowl. Don’t try to mix it up, just set it aside.
Next, dump everything else except the vanilla in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and continue boiling for just ONE minute. Take this off of the heat and add the vanilla.
Pour this chocolaty mixture into the large bowl with the oats and peanut butter. The heat will make this very easy to mix up.
Lay out some waxed paper and plop by spoonfuls onto it. Let cool and then eat.
These are actually very tasty for as simple as they are to make. Enjoy!
Looking for something different? Try one of my other cookie recipes:
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