Growing up, no bake cookies were probably one of my favorites. I loved the combination of chocolate and peanut butter but the cookie was almost fudge-like. I had always heard they were tricky to make because if you don’t make them just right the cookie won’t set up. So all this time I’ve been putting off making them in hopes that somebody would somehow read my mind and make them for me.
Isn’t that just the silliest, most backwards way of thinking. Especially coming from someone who enjoys baking and even more enjoys a challenge of getting it right. Well….as you can tell. The wait has ended and I am happy to say that these are indeed the easiest things to make. Maybe I got lucky the first time, who knows, but they were pretty darn simple.
I combined a few different recipes that I found online and decided to make them “grown-up” and add Nutella rather than peanut butter. Yup….just as good as I remember. Perhaps even slightly better because everything is that much better with Nutella. Am I right, or am I right?!? :) Celebrate National Nutella Day on Feb 5th with this quick and easy treat!
Nutella No Bake Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 3 cups quick cooking oats
1. In a medium saucepan (3-4 qt) combine butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder over medium heat.
2. Bring to a rolling boil and let boil for 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in Nutella and vanilla until smooth. Add oats and stir until combined.
5. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto wax paper lined baking sheets. (To make heart shapes, drop cookies inside cookie cutter and use a small spatula to fill in space. Slowly lift up cookie cutter.)
Notes:
- Simply sub peanut butter for Nutella for regular no bake cookies.
these are so cute! and i love that plate!!! perfect for Valentine’s day!
No bakes were always my favorite too! I am going to try this Nutella version because I made these over Christmas and they were waaaay too runny!
Let me know if you try this one! Mine turned out a perfect consistency.
I made these for a baby shower I hosted this weekend and they turned out AWESOME–I like them better than the peanut butter version! I had to add about another 1/2 cup of oats….maybe I didn’t boil long enough??? But everyone loved the heart shape too. Thank you!
YAY….no more runny No Bakes!! Ha ha. I’m glad they turned out for you! Thanks for stopping back and letting me know. I love hearing that other people like stuff as much as I did!
Brooke, I just made no bake cookies two weeks ago!!! We must be on the same brain frequency or having the same type of cravings! I bet Nutella is delicious in these cookies…I will be trying that next time! Miss you!
That’s hilarious!! Send me the recipe you used….it might be even better. Miss you my dear!
I am definitely making these for Valentine’s Day! Because I need to show myself just how much I love me.
Ha ha….nothing wrong with a present to yourself EACH holiday.
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Amazing!
I’m planning to make these tomorrow evening, do you remember approximately how many this made? I’m trying to figure out if I should double it or not. Thanks!
It’s been so long I don’t remember for sure. How many do you need them to make? I want to say it made at least a dozen heart sized ones. I kind of forgot about these I might have to make them again this year….. So good!!
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I LITERALLY just finished baking them (I work w/ the laptop on the counter) and it made 58 cookies – that’s using the small scoop (two teaspoon?). Thanks for the recipe, my co-workers will appreciate it tomorrow!
I’m going to try these for Valentine’s Day this year!
They are so tasty!! I might make another batch myself.
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[…] Nutella . . . and I am totally hooked! When I saw this recipe for Nutella No-Bake cookies over at Baking with Basil, I had to put them to the test to see if I loved them as much as my mom’s no-bake cookies. I […]