Easy No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

With these easy no-bake chocolate cookies, you can now give your oven a break and still enjoy a chocolatey sweet treat when you want to.

There’s nothing that can beat the taste of a nice classic chocolate cookie, especially when you’re craving something sweet to munch on as an evening snack. But chocolate cookies take their own sweet time and effort to put together- right?

Well, not always. These no-bake chocolate cookies are so easy to make, you’ll be surprised at why you didn’t try them out earlier. Best of all, you don’t need to spend all the time preheating the oven and getting the cookies out right in time.

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Ingredients For the Recipe
Kitchen Tools Needed
How to Make the No-Bake Chocolate Cookies
Frequently Asked Questions
Tips & Tricks to Make the No-Bake Chocolate Cookies
Recipe
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Ready to try out these delicious cookies? Here’s all you need to know about them before you do.

Ingredients For the Recipe

You’ll need just 6 simple ingredients for this recipe.

28oz (800g) digestive biscuits (2 standard packages)
1 cup walnuts or hazelnuts
1 cup sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup water
⅔ cup butter

Kitchen Tools Needed

How to Make the No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

Once you have all the ingredients ready, here’s what you need to do to make the cookies from scratch.

break biscuits into small pieces in a bowl

Break the biscuits into small pieces in a big bowl.

Add the toasted hazelnuts and stir together. Set aside.

now add sugar in a different pan over heat

In a pot over medium heat add the sugar.

Add the cocoa and slowly add the water while mixing with the spoon.

When the sugar is dissolved, add the butter and cook for another 7-8 minutes.

mix hazel nut and mixture with the biscuits

Add this mixture to the biscuits.

mix all the ingredients in a pan properly and pour it in a mould and freeze it

Mix everything until the ingredients are well combined and put the mixture in a mold.

cut the chilled No-Bake Chocolate Cookies into bars and enjoy

Leave it in the fridge for at least one hour to set before you cut it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Else Can I Add to the No-Bake Chocolate Cookies?

These classic chocolate cookies can be turned up a notch by experimenting with the ingredients. Based on your personal preference, you can add anything you like!
If you’re trying to make these cookies without the biscuits, and fancy giving them a healthier twist, you can use rolled oats or quick oats too.
To bring a bit of texture and some extra flavor into these no-bake chocolate cookies, you can add some dried cranberries or raisins.
If you’re making these cookies during fall, you can add a pinch of pumpkin pie spice to the mixture too.
You can also transform these basic chocolate cookies into a more delicious, creamy version by adding a spoonful of creamy (or chunky) peanut butter or practically any other nut butter of your choice. You will, of course, need to tweak around with the quantity of the other ingredients you’re adding in to make sure the cookie mixture has the perfect texture.

What Can I Use Instead of Digestive Biscuits?

Digestive biscuits and graham crackers are the best choices for these cookies since they are so easy to work with, easily available, and inexpensive too. If you don’t have those or just want to use something else, Lotus Biscoff biscuits or any vanilla flavored biscuits could work just as well.

What Other Nuts Can I Add?

Walnuts and hazelnuts are two classic nuts that taste great when paired with any chocolate-based sweet creation. If you don’t have those or are looking for an alternative, almonds, peanuts, and pistachios are excellent too!
If you are allergic to nuts, you can add in your choice of seeds too. Just remember to dry roast the seeds in a pan first, and allow them to cool down before you add them into the cookie mixture.

How Do I Store Them?

Your no-bake chocolate cookies can stay fresh at room temperature for up to 3 days. Remember to use an airtight container to store them, so that they’re fresh and have the perfect texture and taste.
You can also refrigerate them if you want them to last longer. Make sure you place parchment paper between each layer of cookies if you’re stacking them in a box. These cookies can also be frozen. Just use a freezer-safe bag or container, and remember to get the cookies out and allow them to thaw before you serve them.

Tips & Tricks to Make the No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

The recipe is super simple and straightforward, but you following these little additional tips and tricks can help.

Make sure you cook the chocolate and butter mixture for the exact time. Overcooking the mixture will cause your cookies to turn out crumbly, and they won’t hold their perfect ‘cookie’ shape.
Want to add a bit of extra flavor to these cookies, you can add a pinch of sea salt to the mixture- the salt will balance out the sweetness of the cookies beautifully.
Remember not to undercook the mixture too. If you don’t cook it well enough, your cookies won’t set, and they’ll be all soft and lumpy.
You can also add a drop or two of vanilla essence into the cookie mixture. It is another great way to add another depth of flavor to the cookies.
If you are using oats for the recipe, make sure you let the cookie mixture rest for 5 minutes after you take it off heat. This will help the oats soak up the liquid and the mixture will be easier to work with.
Using a scoop to portion out the cookie mixture will ensure that all your cookies have roughly the same size.
You can also throw some mini chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, caramel nibs, or toffee bits into the mixture and give it a final mix. These little extras can really turn your simple cookies into something fancier.
If you’re not too keen about using any of these, some crushed breakfast cereal (like Chex mix or Cheerios) can be great.
Love smores? You can throw some mini marshmallows into the cookie mixture before you scoop it out and while the mixture is still slightly warm enough for the marshmallows to start melting.

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Recipe

Yield: 12 Bars