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    Chocolate No Bake Cookies: Naturally Vegan & Gluten-Free

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    By Alisa Fleming on July 7, 2017 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    Updated! This recipe for chocolate no bake cookies was an entry in the March Recipe Madness Contest we hosted a few years ago for So Delicious. It was created and submitted by Maria Gentry as a sweet, 8-ingredient or less recipe. We’ve updated Maria’s instructions for clarity and added a less sweet option based on our own trials.

    Chocolate No Bake Cookies Recipe (Naturally Vegan & Dairy Free! Optionally Gluten Free & Nut-Free)

    Maria says, “These chocolate no bake cookies are super easy to make and so yummy!” Her recipe reminds me of the No Bake Oatmeal Cookies recipe at Gluten Free on a Shoestring, but with a peanut butter chocolate twist.

    Special Diet Notes: Chocolate No Bake Cookies

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, optionally peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, vegetarian, and optionally top food allergy-friendly.

    4.1 from 7 reviews
    Vegan Chocolate No Bake Cookies
     
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    Prep time
    5 mins
    Cook time
    2 mins
    Total time
    7 mins
     
    These fast cookies are kid-friendly, deliciously sweet, and take just minutes to make!
    Author: Maria Gentry
    Serves: about 3 dozen cookies
    Ingredients
    • ½ cup coconut oil
    • 2 cups organic sugar (see Sugar Note below)
    • ½ cup unsweetened dairy-free milk beverage
    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • ½ cup creamy peanut butter or sunflower seed butter (for peanut-free)
    • 3½ cups quick-cooking oats (use certified gluten-free, if needed)
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    Instructions
    1. Put the sugar, coconut oil, milk beverage and cocoa powder in a 4-quart saucepan and whisk until no lumps remain.
    2. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute.
    3. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the peanut or seed butter, oats, and vanilla until combined.
    4. Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto wax paper.
    5. Let cool until set. Enjoy!
    Notes
    Sugar Note: This recipe is a riff on traditional chocolate no bake cookies, which are notoriously sweet! If you find the original too sweet, reduce the sugar by 25% (1½ cups) or even a little more (1¼ cups), if desired.
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    45 Comments

    1. Jo on December 11, 2022 12:12 pm

      1st time making no-bakes and I love them! My Basketball Team loves them!
      Thanks for the recipe

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 11, 2022 2:36 pm

        That’s wonderful! So happy to hear they were enjoyed by all!

        Reply
    2. Tammy on October 2, 2020 9:59 am

      Unable to pin this recipe. The correct picture posts, but the wrong recipe.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on October 2, 2020 10:26 am

        Wow, that is an interesting development. I checked, and it looks like an issue with the share buttons. It’s happening on all posts! Thank you for the heads up Tammy – I’ll see if we can’t get to the bottom of this.

        Reply
    3. Ginny on August 19, 2020 7:21 am

      ooh! i tried these using coconut instead of oats and it worked really good!!! and my dad could eat them!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 19, 2020 10:14 am

        That’s fantastic Ginny! I’m so glad it worked out.

        Reply
    4. Ginny on August 18, 2020 10:30 am

      these are super delicious but i was wondering if i could use coconut instead of oats, my dad cant eat grains. love the recipe!!!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 18, 2020 10:53 am

        I want to say yes, but the oats do absorb more moisture than coconut, and coconut can release some oils. I’d keep that in mind. I might personally add some almond meal (or ground cashews), which absorbs moisture.

        Reply
        • Ginny on August 19, 2020 7:22 am

          thanks! it actually did work, and they were really tasty!!

          Reply
    5. Lorinda Adams on December 19, 2019 1:02 pm

      I don’t know if this info will still help you out, but these cookies actually have their basis in candy. Decreasing the oil a bit might help, but you also might need to keep it at a simmer for longer than indicated. Have a glass of cool water at hand–before you remove the pan from heat, give it a quick stir with a teaspoon. Then, dunk it tip down into the pot and raise it back out (you aren’t scooping here!) and drizzle a little bit into the glass of water. The chocolate mixture should stick to itself and make a gummy sort of soft ball in the water. If the chocolate mix separates out or seems to dissolve when it hits the water, you need to cook it longer. 🙂

      Reply
    6. Katherine Wain on December 10, 2018 1:27 pm

      Some of the cookies came out beautifully and shiny while others (the ones towards the end of the batch) are more crumbly and not shiny. Any thoughts or ideas?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 11, 2018 7:20 am

        It’s possible that the dough was drying out too quickly. Is it dry where you are at? High altitude or perhaps even winter weather could do this.

        Reply
    7. Mazze Stokes on July 31, 2018 8:44 am

      These are INSANELY delicious and make a great treat, I’m just giving everyone a heads up that if you make 12 cookies out of this batch, each cookie will be about 571 calories, 60.3 grams of carbs, 34.4 grams of fat, and 12.8 grams of protein. I was shocked and but I still enjoy them. Tastes so good to be so bad

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on July 31, 2018 9:40 am

        Awesome! Glad you enjoyed them and thanks for the extra note Mazze.

        Reply
    8. Allison on March 11, 2018 8:17 am

      I made these exactly as written with the lowest amt of sugar variation (i used natural peanut butter). They did not set unless kept on the freezer. Any ideas? Decrease the oil? Thanks

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on March 11, 2018 8:25 am

        Hi Allison, the high sugar does help it set up. And the coconut oil is what helps it set up in the freezer. If your home is at a warm temp, then they won’t set up at room temperature. I would just keep them in the refrigerator or freezer. You can add more oil if you want them to be firmer (but they will still need to be kept cool). It’s typical for no bake cookies to be soft, but if you reduce the sugar, they will be a little softer.

        Reply
      • Keira McFarland on March 12, 2019 11:41 am

        Made these. Added coconut flakes and used semi sweet choclate chips and instead of the coconut sugar I used light brown sugar and just half of the sugested amount. Came out amazing.

        Reply
        • Alisa Fleming on March 12, 2019 9:03 pm

          That’s wonderful, and thank you so much for sharing your changes with us Keira!

          Reply
      • Shannon Hokanson on December 19, 2021 1:29 pm

        The humidity can effect how it sets. Today it is raining, so I just added some time to the boiling part. The coconut oil you use can also make a difference. Some oils have a harder set than others. I think you will be happy if you use a harder set coconut oil and boil it for a longer time. Try 2 minutes.. I haven’t found that it makes much difference if the peanut butter is natural or not as long as it has been stirred very well before being added.

        Reply
    9. Stephanie on February 5, 2018 4:29 pm

      These are wonderful! Tastes like the original.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 9, 2018 9:50 am

        Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the recipe Stephanie 🙂

        Reply
    10. Jam on December 20, 2017 10:35 am

      Has anyone tried these without the nut or seed butter? We can’t use either or of any kind for that matter. I can just try it but just thought I’d ask first. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 6, 2018 2:26 pm

        Sorry for my delay! Coconut butter might work well.

        Reply
    11. Marie-Ève on August 31, 2017 4:46 pm

      Hi! I’m not sure what I did wrong… It doesn’t hold together. I followed all the receipe except I put half the sugar (it’s just enough sweet that way for me) and I put xylithol instead of white sugar (like I always do in my receipes). Any ideas? Oh, and I used vegetable margarine instead of coconut oil and natural peanut butter.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 31, 2017 6:40 pm

        Hi Marie-Eve, this is a no bake recipe with very few ingredients, so changing up the ingredients as you did will have a dramatic effect. Sugar is actually key to the stickiness in no bakes, so reducing it that much and swapping it for a dryer sweetener will make the dough less cohesive. Also, coconut oil sets up much more solidly than margarine when chilled. I recommend trying the recipe as written for the best results!

        Reply
    12. Sylvia on August 24, 2017 8:36 am

      Hi Alisa! I’m trying not to fangirl behind you and your yummy recipes but honestly I believe you’re a food genius! Looking forward to chocolate cookies today. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 26, 2017 4:24 pm

        I hope you enjoy them Sylvia!

        Reply
    13. Paul on July 10, 2017 10:38 am

      Stunning! I’ve using coconut oil quite a bit lately so I’m pleased to see you’ve used that. Can’t wait to try this recipe, I’ve enjoyed having a catchup.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on July 11, 2017 7:49 am

        I hope you do get the chance to enjoy it Paul!

        Reply
    14. Tara on June 4, 2017 7:25 pm

      I’ve got quite a list of intolerances so I made these with So Delicious Chocolate Coconut milk, almond butter, and almond extract (in place of vanilla). They turned out great!

      I’m not used to alot of white sugar now so I might try again with coconut or maple sugar as I do like how sweet they are! I may also use a cup or half a cup of rolled oats as my quick oats were really broken down after mixing.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on June 5, 2017 8:07 am

        Thanks for sharing your modifications Tara and so happy they worked out well for you!

        Reply
    15. Ashley on April 9, 2017 9:02 pm

      Rice or soy milk in place of almond milk? Which do you think would be best?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on April 10, 2017 7:15 am

        I would say soymilk, but both should work fine.

        Reply
    16. Laura on September 12, 2016 2:52 pm

      I subbed shortening for coconut oil, old fashioned oats for quick, sunbutter/pumpkin butter blend for peanut butter. Then I topped with citron flake salt.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 15, 2016 12:01 pm

        Thank you for sharing your variation Laura – it sounds delicious!

        Reply
    17. Tara on April 15, 2016 5:18 am

      Way too much sugar in this recipe! My cookies came out too sweet! What kind of sugar did you use?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on April 20, 2016 9:52 am

        Hi Tara, this recipe is a riff on traditional no bakes – a recipe that is very sweet! Many like them this way. You can reduce the sugar by up to half though, without problems, if preferred. I’ve made them that way myself.

        Reply
        • Bella on August 31, 2021 3:13 pm

          Is it possible to use coconut sugar instead?

          Reply
          • Alisa Fleming on August 31, 2021 3:40 pm

            Yes, the taste will be a little different, a little less sweet (which isn’t a bad thing), and the texture might be affected a little.

            Reply
    18. Christine on January 25, 2016 9:33 pm

      They were delicious!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 28, 2016 7:07 am

        Awesome! Glad you enjoyed this no bake cookies recipe Christine.

        Reply
        • Therese on July 8, 2017 12:12 pm

          Hi I’m wondering if you can recommend a substitute for vanilla I’m allergic. Lemon too.

          Reply
          • Alisa Fleming on July 8, 2017 1:54 pm

            Hi Therese, you can use another extract flavor (there are quite a few!) or simply omit it. Vanilla is a flavor enhancement but doesn’t make or break a recipe.

            Reply
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    20. Haile on May 10, 2014 6:08 pm

      Can’t wait to try

      Reply

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