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No-Bake Peanut Butter Drops

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Submitted by woody11

No-bake peanut butter drops with oats, walnuts, and coconut. Boil the base for 3 minutes, stir in everything else, drop, and cool. A stovetop cookie that skips the oven entirely.

YIELD

3 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

3 min

READY

8 min

A classic no-bake cookie made entirely on the stovetop. Sugar, margarine, flour, and evaporated milk boil together for 3 minutes into a thick, fudgy base, then peanut butter, oats, walnuts, coconut, and vanilla get stirred in all at once. Drop by spoonfuls, let them cool, done.

The 3-minute hard boil is the critical step. It cooks the flour and sugar into a candy-like base that sets firm as it cools. Boil too short and the drops stay soft and won’t hold their shape. Boil too long and they turn dry and crumbly. Set a timer and stir the entire time.

Evaporated milk gives the base more body and richness than regular milk. The reduced moisture content means less water to evaporate and a faster, firmer set when the cookies cool.

Pro Tips

  • Use rolled oats, not instant. Instant oats turn to mush and you lose the chewy texture that makes these cookies satisfying.
  • Stir constantly during the boil. The sugar-flour mixture scorches fast on the bottom.
  • Work quickly once you pull the pan off heat. The mixture thickens as it cools, making it harder to drop.
  • Let the drops cool completely before handling. They need time to set firm.

Variations

  • Add cocoa powder to the boiling mixture for a chocolate-peanut butter version.
  • Swap walnuts for pecans or leave nuts out entirely for a nut-free (minus the peanut butter) option.
  • Use crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy for extra texture in every bite.

Ingredients

1 ½ 355
CUPS ML SUGAR
½ 118
CUP ML MARGARINE
or butter
¾ 177
158
1 ½ 355
CUPS ML ROLLED OAT
not instant
158
CUP ML PEANUT BUTTER
creamy
½ 118
CUP ML WALNUTS
½ 118
CUP ML COCONUT
dried *
1 5
TEASPOON ML VANILLA EXTRACT
¼ 1.3
TEASPOON ML SALT

Directions

In a saucepan, combine the sugar, margarine, flour and milk.

Bring to a full boil and boil hard for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients all at once.

Blend well.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto foil or greased cookie sheets.

Cool completely before serving or storing.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 266g (9.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1209 46% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 62g 95%
Saturated Fat 12g 62%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 6mg 2%
Sodium 677mg 28%
Total Carbohydrate 48g 48%
Dietary Fiber 11g 44%
Sugars g
Protein 58g
Vitamin A 21% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 13% Iron 30%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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