Perfect High Altitude No Bake Cookies
Rich, creamy, and fudgy high altitude no bake cookies with peanut butter, chocolate, and oats. A no-fail recipe that is quick and easy to make.
Try out these other High Altitude Cookie Recipes: Chocolate Crinkles, Snickerdoodle, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Oatmeal Cookies, Sugar Cookie with Icing, Monster Cookies, and classic Chocolate Chip.
This High Altitude No-Bake Cookie recipe is made at 8,000 feet elevation. To adjust the recipe for other elevations check out High Altitude Baking Adjustments.
Why you’ll love these No-Bake Cookies:
EASY TO MAKE – no crazy ingredients or candy thermometer needed to make these cookies
PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE – is there any flavor combination better than chocolate or peanut butter??….No!
NO OVEN NEEDED – simply bring the chocolate mixture to a boil on the stove top
EVEN BETTER THE NEXT DAY – some may disagree with me on this but I think the cookies are even better the next day
Recommended Tools:
- LARGE SKILLET – a large skillet is needed to bring the butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder to a boil. Personally I love using my cast iron skillet for this.
- WHISK – the chocolate mixture will need to be stirred so it doesn’t scorch on the bottom of the pan
- LARGE MIXING BOWL – no need for a stand mixer or electric mixer, this recipe is easy to mix together in a bowl with a fork. Find my absolute favorite mixing bowl set in the link below.
- COOKIE SCOOP – a cookie scoop or a spoon can be used to drop the cookies onto parchment paper. Find my favorite cookie scoop in the link below.
- WAX PAPER OR PARCHMENT PAPER – you will drop the cookies onto wax or parchment paper to allow to cool down before popping them in the refrigerator.
High Altitude No Bake Cookie Ingredients:
- BUTTER – I use salted and unsalted butter interchangeably in this recipe without any difference in the taste
- WHITE SUGAR – a cookies isn’t good unless it has the perfect amount of sweetness
- MILK – adds a rich, moisture to the cookies
- UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER & CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER – brings the rich and creamy flavors that
- VANILLA EXTRACT – helps to enhance all the yummy flavors (a little secret of mine…vanilla is the one ingredient I never measure when I’m baking)
- QUICK-COOKING OATS – the base that holds the cookie together and adds the perfect texture
Overview – How to make High Altitude No Bake Cookies:
- BRING CHOCOLATE MIXTURE TO A BOIL – mix butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder together in a pan and bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute. Stir continuously.
- MIX TOGETHER WITH PEANUT BUTTER, VANILLA, & OATS – pour chocolate mixture into a large bowl and mix all ingredients together.
- DROP COOKIES ONTO WAX PAPER – drop the cookies onto wax paper and cool.
- STORE IN FRIDGE – place cookies in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.
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Other high altitude recipes:
High Altitude Breakfast Recipes
- Blueberry Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping
- Blueberry Muffins
- Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Waffles with Dairy Free Option
- Easy Crepes with Dairy Free Option
- Fluffy Pancakes
- Dutch Baby Pancake
High Altitude Bread Recipes
- Cornbread
- No-Knead Artisan Bread
- Fail-Proof Flaky Biscuits
- Soft & Fluffy Dinner Rolls
- Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Topping
- Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips
- Banana Bread
High Altitude Dessert Recipes
- Blueberry Pie with Frozen Berries
- Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Pie with Crumb Topping
- Fresh Peach Pie
- Apple Pie with Cream
- Fresh Strawberry Pie – No Bake
- Pecan Pie
- Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Texas Sheet Cake with Frosting
- Chocolate Fudge Cake
- Oreo Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache
Peanut Butter Chocolate High Altitude No Bake Cookies
Equipment
- 1 large skillet
- 1 whisk
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 cookie scoop
- 1 parchment or wax paper
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- 2 cup sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cup instant oats
Instructions
- BRING CHOCOLATE MIXTURE TO A BOIL – mix butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder together in a pan and bring to a rolling boil over medium high heat. Boil for 1 minute. Stir continuously
- MIX TOGETHER WITH PEANUT BUTTER, VANILLA, & OATS – pour chocolate mixture into a large bowl and mix all ingredients together. The mixture should be thick but not dry. Add more oats if the mixture is runny.
- DROP COOKIES ONTO WAX PAPER – drop the cookies onto wax paper and cool.
- STORE IN FRIDGE – place cookies in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.
Notes
If you make these delicious High Altitude No Bake Cookies leave a comment below and let me know how they turned out. If you have any questions, post them below and I would love to help you out.
