No Bake Cookie Butter Cookies

Overhead view of cookie butter cookies with crumbs surrounding.

5 from 3 votes

No Bake Cookie Butter Cookies

These simple, No Bake Cookie Butter Cookies are a fun twist on everyone's favorite no bake oatmeal filled cookie. You only need about 15 minutes to whip these up from start to finish. That rich cookie butter flavor paired with the chocolate is out of this world!

Prep Time15

Chill30

Total Time15

Course: cookies

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

½ c butter one stick
1 c sugar
¼ c cocoa powder
½ c whole milk
3 c quick oats
¾ c cookie butter
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp sea salt

Instructions

In a large sauce pan(at least 2.5 quarts), combine butter, milk, sugar and cocoa powder. Over medium heat, stir until smooth.
Bring to a boil and allow to boil for a full 60 seconds. Once done, remove from heat and stir in oats, cookie butter, vanilla and sea salt until fully incorporated.
Use a cookie scoop to spoon onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and press down to form into cookie shape. If the mixture seems too thin and won't hold together, add another 1/4 cup of oats and stir to thicken. Chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to set--or enjoy immediately as they taste amazing still warm!
Store for up to 5 days at room temperature, or one week in the refrigerator.

Notes

Make sure to boil the mixture for a solid 60 seconds. Wait until it comes to a rolling boil and then set the timer. This will help the cookies set up well and hold shape. But also, don't over boil!
Use real butter instead of margarine. Butter will add the best flavor for these cookie butter cookies and margarine also has a higher water content which will cause the cookie mixture to be much wetter.
You can omit the cocoa if you want these cookies chocolate free. I have a kiddo that hates chocolate. I just omit the cocoa powder sometimes when making these for a stronger cookie butter flavor. I prefer the chocolate, but skipping it makes for a happy little one, so it's worth it.
You can press these into bars instead of cookies. Line a 9 inch baking pan with parchment and press the mixture firmly into the pan. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

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