Today I made one of my sons all time favorite sweet treats.... Old Fashioned Chocolate No Bake Cookies. He absolutely loves these cookies and could eat the whole batch if I let him. Even though they're his favorite the first couple times I made them for some reason the cookies never set up correctly.
Everyone says I don't let the mixture boil long enough, but I followed the recipe exactly and it was still a mess. After poking around a bit online I found a different recipe, so I thought I would give it a try.
I wanted to surprise my son with the cookies since the last time they were so disappointing.
I followed the recipe exactly, but I used evaporated milk instead of regular milk. I had plenty of cans of evaporated milk that needed to be used, so I went with that.
Everyone says I don't let the mixture boil long enough, but I followed the recipe exactly and it was still a mess. After poking around a bit online I found a different recipe, so I thought I would give it a try.
I wanted to surprise my son with the cookies since the last time they were so disappointing.
I followed the recipe exactly, but I used evaporated milk instead of regular milk. I had plenty of cans of evaporated milk that needed to be used, so I went with that.
I'm happy to say that the cookies turned out perfectly and I was so excited. My son was so surprised to see those cookies cooling on the counter, he said mom you did it!!!! ❤ I told my son I remember eating these cookies when I was a kid, so it's nothing new. He told me geez mom it must be an old recipe cause that was the olden days..... little stinker!!!
I told him that back in the day people used to make these cookies and refer to them in the so called olden days as Preacher Cookies or fudge cookies at Christmas. This recipe is probably a lot older than he and I will ever know, but it's definitely still a very popular recipe.
Yield: 2 dozen
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Old Fashioned Chocolate No Bake Cookies
Old Fashioned Chocolate No Bake Cookies aka Preacher Cookies, Cow Patties or Fudge Cookies are a yummy vintage cookie that is filled with chocolate, oatmeal and peanut butter.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 2 MinTotal time: 12 Min
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder or 2 (1 oz) squares un-sweetend Bakers chocolate
- 1/2 cup butter (not margarine)
- 1/2 cup evaporated or whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned or quick oats
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium sized sauce pan over medium-high heat add butter, sugar, cocoa powder or chocolate squares, milk and salt.
- Stir until butter is melted and ingredients are incorporated. Bring mixture to a rolling boil, and boil for 1 minute and 15 seconds. This part is very important or the cookies will not set up.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until completely melted and vanilla extract. Add the oatmeal and mix well.
- Working quickly before the mixture cools and thickens up drop the mixture by tablespoon (I use my small cookie scoop) onto wax paper or foil.
- Let cookies cool completely and set up before removing. The key to getting the cookies glossy on top is not touching them after you drop the mixture onto waxed paper.
- Recipe yields: about 2 dozen cookies depending on the size.
Notes:
The key to getting these cookies to set up correctly is letting the mixture come to a full rolling boil (a rolling boil is when liquid is boiled rapidly and cannot be stirred down). Once a rolling boil is achieved, set the time for 1 minute and 15 seconds and let the mixture boil and then remove from heat.
The key to getting these cookies to set up correctly is letting the mixture come to a full rolling boil (a rolling boil is when liquid is boiled rapidly with lots of rolling bubbles a boil that cannot be stirred down). Once a rolling boil is achieved, set the time for 1 minute and 15 seconds and let the mixture boil and then remove from heat. I have included a video above of what a rolling boil looks like when making these chocolate no bake cookies.
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57 comments
Did you know you can make peanut butter no bakes by omitting the cocoa powder? That's really yummy too. (uh-oh, craving!)
I couldn't help but laugh at what your son said, kids really do say the funniest things..hahaha
Maria
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YUM...haven't made in a while, you have motivated me.
We have used this recipe so much that my brother and I have it divided down into half/fourth/ and an 1/8 of the recipe for individual servings! ;-)
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Lisa
i really wanna make this cookies as soon as i get your response :)
hahahha im sorry about the "men cooking" ... cause my friends and i had never cook since we feel "oh thats awkward man !!! " ... haha ... the powdered milk works !!! thanks for this wonderful site.
sorry for the "men cooking" thing i have said ... the powdered milk works :) thanks !
This makes me so happy!!! I love that food can bring back memories and love. It is the same for me when I make my moms Christmas Butter Cookies. She passed 4 years ago and my dad last month. It's so hard when we lose our parents, but so beautiful when we find something that reminds of the past even if it is recipe. I am so thankful I can pass on recipes and memories to my children and when we make them we feel just a little bit closer to our loved ones.
If I don't have quick oats on hand I have used Rice Krispies in place of, either way, the family still loves them.