No bake cookies without peanut butter with chocolate chips

Everyone has a classic recipe for peanut butter no-bake cookies. But most of these recipes use peanut butter. This no bake cookies recipe is peanut free and uses just a few simple ingredients.

With more allergies to natural peanut butter and almond butter – it’s hard to find a no bake recipe that is allergy-friendly for people with peanut allergies. This recipe is also gluten free. So it will become one of your favorite recipes to make for a crowd and you will not miss the peanut butter flavor!

These are definitely a little different than peanut butter no bake cookies but they have a yummy chewy texture!

No bake cookies without peanut butter with chocolate chips

Tips:

  • If you only have unsalted butter you can add 1/2 teaspoon butter to the mixture.
  • Most no bake cookie recipes use quick oats. You could use old-fashioned oats but they are not as small as quick cooking oats.
  • I haven’t tried it but next time I may try to make a chocolate version with chocolate pudding.

No bake cookies without peanut butter with chocolate chips
  

Ingredient list

  • ¾ cup salted butter (12 Tablespoons)
  • 1 ¾ cups of sugar
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding
  • 3 ½ cups of quick oats

No bake cookies without peanut butter with chocolate chips

Line your countertop with a parchment or wax paper sheet about 2 feet long. Or line prepared baking sheets.

Combine the white sugar, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan. Mix until combined.

No bake cookies without peanut butter with chocolate chips

Heat over medium heat on your stove top until the mixture comes to a boil that you can’t break up by stirring.

Allow it to boil for a full minute, then remove from heat.

Add vanilla extract and stir.

Add 1 ½ cups of instant oats to the saucepan and stir.

Add ½ of the instant pudding and stir.

Add the remaining pudding and mix until you can’t see the pudding mix. Break up any pudding lumps that may be in the mix.

Add in the remaining oats and mix well.

No bake cookies without peanut butter with chocolate chips

Drop the cookie dough onto the parchment paper by the spoonful.

Allow to cool and dry for about 15-25 minutes before enjoying.

Store them in an airtight container.

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup salted butter ( 12 Tablespoons)
  • 1 ¾ cups of sugar
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding
  • 3 ½ cups of quick oats

Instructions

  1. Line your countertop with a parchment or wax paper sheet about 2 feet long. Or line prepared baking sheets.
  2. Combine the white sugar, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan. Mix until combined.
  3. Heat over medium heat on your stove top until the mixture comes to a boil that you can’t break up by stirring.
  4. Allow it to boil for a full minute, then remove from heat.
  5. Add vanilla extract and stir.
  6. Add 1 ½ cups of instant oats to the saucepan and stir. 
  7. Add ½ of the instant pudding and stir.
  8. Add the remaining pudding and mix until you can’t see the pudding mix. Break up any pudding lumps that may be in the mix.
  9. Add in the remaining oats and mix well.
  10. Drop the cookie dough onto the parchment paper by the spoonful. 
  11. Allow to cool and dry for about 15-25 minutes before enjoying.
  12. Store in an airtight container.

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Why do my No bake cookies turn out gooey?

The most common reason for gooey no bake cookies is not boiling the mixture for long enough. As explained above, your cookies will not hold together if the sugar doesn't reach soft ball stage. If you have had problems with runny cookies in the past, try cooking the mixture for longer on the stovetop.

Why are my No bake cookies dry and hard?

A: Chances are if the no-bakes turned out dry and crumbly it was because you overcooked them. While we call them cookies, oatmeal no-bakes are really more of a confection or fudge with oats stirred in. When it comes to candy, the longer it is cooked, the drier and harder it becomes.

How can I get my No bake cookies to set?

Why won't my no bake cookies harden? If your cookies are too soft and not set up that means you didn't cook the cookie mixture long enough. In order for the cookies to harden properly the mixture must be boiled until it reaches a temperature of 230°F. This is approximately 1 ½ minutes on medium heat.