Cookies are those special treats that you can serve at any time. Getting late for school? Grab a cookie for breakfast! Guests at the evening tea? Serve them cookies! A quick fix for lunchboxes and whatnot. And the best thing is that you can make them and store them in the refrigerator. No baking is required too.
Since no-bake cookies are very easy desserts, making these cookies is as easy as ABC. This recipe can serve as the next DIY project for your kids on summer break. Let them prepare the cookie dough and fill it up with their favorite flavors.
Yes! With one base cookie dough recipe, you can create as many flavors as you like. And the best part is that these are one of the best gluten-free desserts. It works just like playdough, but this one is edible so that you can eat your creations as well. So grab your jars of Nutella, chocolate chips, raspberries, and raisins, and let’s get going!
Ingredient Notes
Oat flour
Oats make the best flour for cookie dough with its great taste. But if somehow you cannot find it, get some almond flour. It may give a nutty flavor, but has the same great crumbly texture.
Honey
The gooey, sweet golden liquid incorporates the natural sweetness in the cookies plus it holds the flour together. But you can replace it with maple syrup or agave if you don’t like the flavor.
Flavors
Now here is the interesting part. In the basic cookie dough, you can add anything. Be it some dark chocolate, dried fruits, nuts, frozen berries, or some chunky candies, the cookie dough will hold any ingredient and make delicious cookies.
How to make the no-bake cookies?
Let’s set the base…
The most important part of these no-bake cookies is the cookie dough. It needs to be soft, smooth easily malleable, and well-textured to hold the flavoring ingredients. Take the best quantity of oat flour, or almond flour for this purpose. Check out these almond flour cookies for a complete keto diet option.
Mix in the warm nut butter. I always use peanut butter in this recipe, but if you have an alternative nut butter as a favorite, go for it. Add honey. If you don’t like honey, you can always replace it with some maple syrup.
Mix well. Try not to make the dough too dry or too runny. If you see dry flour or crumbs, add any of the liquid ingredients. Mix well until a smooth dough is formed.
Bring in your creativity
Now is the time to add anything, absolutely anything you like in your dessert to this cookie dough. Use a quarter cup measure and scoop out some cookie dough. Make a hollow center.
The gooey goodness of Nutella
Take 1 tbsp Nutella spread and mix it with roasted and chopped hazelnuts. Place this mixture in the hollow center of the cookie dough. Make a ball out of the dough and flatten it between your palms.
Fun Fruity Flavors
You can also add fruity flavor to your no-bake cookies. Use any of your favorite crushed and dried fruits such as Raspberries or strawberries. Mix some white chocolate chips or dark ones as per your liking. Fill ’em up in the cookie dough and refrigerate before serving.
For the love of candy….
Who I mean who on earth can not like M and M’s? So just imagine filling these candies in the gooey cookie dough. Add some chocolate chips to enhance the flavor.
Some more dried fruits…
I mean raisins. My absolute favorite. Take a handful of them and add a pinch of cinnamon powder. You know the rest. Add this magical mixture to the cookie dough and you are good to go.
More peanut butter
Grab some dark chocolate chips and add to 1 tbsp. of peanut butter. Mix well until it is ready to go inside the cookie dough.
Ingredients For No Bake Cookies
For the cookie dough
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 ½ cup oat flour
- ¾ cup honey
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- ½ tsp. Salt
Flavors
For Nutella-flavored cookies
- 1 tbsp. Nutella
- 1 tbsp. Hazelnuts
White Chocolate and Raspberry
- 1 tbsp. White chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp. Frozen raspberries crushed and dried, or any other dried berry of your choice
Chocolate and Peanut Butter
- 1 tbsp. Chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp. Peanut butter
Monster Cookie
- 1 tbsp. Chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp. M & Ms, or any other candies
Raisin and Oatmeal
- A dash of cinnamon powder
- 1 tbsp. Raisins
Instructions
- Place a sheet of butter paper on a cookie tray and grease it.
- Take a microwave-safe bowl and melt honey and peanut butter. Add vanilla extract. Mix well until it is combined.
- Add the oat flour and salt. Mix well until a thick, smooth dough is formed. If you think the dough is tough or dry, add more honey or peanut butter.
- Use a ¼ cup of this cookie dough mixture and the ingredients of your favorite flavor in it.
- When the ingredients are fully mixed, shape the dough into a ball and press it between your palms. Place the cookie on the cookie tray. Repeat for all the other flavors until all the dough is used.
- Chill the cookies in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
If you want to store them, place them in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator to keep them safe for 7 days.
No Bake Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
For the cookie dough
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2½ cup oat flour
- ¾ cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- ½ tsp Salt
Flavors
For Nutella-flavored cookies
- 1 tbsp Nutella
- 1 tbsp Hazelnuts
White Chocolate and Raspberry
- 1 tbsp White chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp Frozen raspberries crushed and dried or any other dried berry of your choice
Chocolate and Peanut Butter
- 1 tbsp Chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp Peanut butter
Monster Cookie
- 1 tbsp Chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp M & Ms, or any other candies
Raisin and Oatmeal
- A dash of cinnamon powder
- 1 tbsp Raisins
How to Make?
- Place a sheet of butter paper on a cookie tray and grease it.
- Take a microwave-safe bowl and melt honey and peanut butter. Add vanilla extract. Mix well until it is combined.
- Add the oat flour and salt. Mix well until a thick, smooth dough is formed. If you think the dough is tough or dry, add more honey or peanut butter.
- Use a ¼ cup of this cookie dough mixture and the ingredients of your favorite flavor in it. When the ingredients are fully mixed, shape the dough into a ball and press it between your palms. Place the cookie on the cookie tray. Repeat for all the other flavors until all the dough is used.
- Chill the cookies in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- If you want to store them, place them in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator to keep them safe for 7 days.
