Description
Delightful No Bake Coconut Cookies bring tropical sweetness to your dessert table with minimal effort. Simple ingredients and quick preparation make these treats an irresistible snack you’ll want to enjoy again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Flavoring Ingredients:
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Prepare your workspace by lining two baking sheets with parchment paper, ensuring a smooth, non-stick surface for your no-bake coconut cookies.
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, butter, milk, and cocoa powder over medium heat. Stir the mixture frequently as it reaches a rolling boil, then continue cooking for precisely one minute while maintaining constant stirring.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and incorporate peanut butter and vanilla extract, whisking until the mixture becomes uniformly smooth and glossy.
- Gently fold quick-cooking oats and shredded coconut into the warm mixture, ensuring every ingredient is evenly distributed and fully integrated.
- Using a spoon, carefully drop and shape the mixture into uniform rounds directly onto the prepared parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Allow the cookies to naturally set at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes, or expedite the process by placing the baking sheets in the refrigerator until they become firm and fully solidified.
Notes
- Prevent spreading by using cold, firm butter and maintaining consistent drop sizes when forming cookies.
- Swap peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter for nut-free versions, ensuring equal measurements.
- Enhance texture by toasting coconut flakes briefly before mixing for deeper, nuttier flavor profiles.
- Reduce sugar content by substituting some granulated sugar with stevia or monk fruit sweetener without compromising overall cookie structure.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg