We all have one type of cookie we like. The type that you can eat one after another until they make you sick. I have three favorites: No Bake, PB and Oatmeal Raisin – No Bakes, I guess, are the combination of the other two really!
Here is a recipe that my mother and I have been using for the past four years (really, the email was dated 1/9/2005). This is not my original recipe – I have to have something to follow, otherwise, it winds up being fed to the dog.
Best No Bake Cookies (no oven required)
Ingredients:
1/2 c. Peanut butter (either kind)
2 2/3 c. uncooked quick oats
1 stick unsalted butter (butter is better for this recipe)
1 3/4 c. cocoa
1/2 c. low fat milk
Pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Wax or brown kraft paper (inside of paper bags work well too)
Directions:
1. Measure PB and oats, set aside.
2. Cut the butter into 4 pieces; place in 4 1/2 Qt Dutch oven or soup pot over medium low heat.
3. Add: Sugar, cocoa, milk and salt
4. Raise heat to medium high. Stir until well-combined, continue to stir frequently until mixture comes to a boil, about 4 minutes.
5. Reduce heat to medium and boil mixture for EXACTLY 2 minutes stirring constantly. Remove pot from heat and stir in PB and vanilla until completely mixed.
6. Stir in oats until covered.
7. Place 2 sheets of wax paper about 18 inches long on counter. Use a cookie dough scoop or heaping tablespoon to drop the cookie mixture onto the wax paper.
8. Let cookies stand at room temperature until firm, about 20-30 minutes. (I never can wait that long, 3 or 4 are already gone before 30 minutes is up!)
Makes about 30 cookies (I usually get about 1/2 that because I make them bigger!)
Nutritional Value per Serving: 127 calories (40% from fat), 6g fat, 8mg cholesterol, 2g protein, 18g carbs, 1g fiber, 28 mg sodium.
(Courtesy of Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross – newspaper food columnists.)
Enjoy!!
