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Cookie Butter No Bake Cookies

May 27, 2019 By Sam 26 Comments

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Cookie butter no bake cookies

These Cookie Butter No Bake Cookies are made on the stovetop (no baking required!) and are infused with decadent cookie butter flavor! A fun twist on my classic no-bake cookies!   

Cookie Butter No bake cookies being served on marble board

Cookie Butter No-Bake Cookies

If you’ve never used cookie butter as an ingredient in your baking (non-baking?) before, this is the recipe you’re going to want to start with.

Cookie Butter has exploded on the baking scene over the past few years and it’s one of my favorite secret ingredients to use (maybe you tried it in my cookie butter chocolate chip cookies?) For those of you unfamiliar with what exactly cookie butter is, it’s a creamy concoction, similar in consistency to peanut butter, but made up of ground Speculoos or Biscoff cookies rather than peanuts.

Maybe you’ve tried a Biscoff cookie before (some airlines hand them out mid-flight). The taste reminds me of buttery cinnamon spiced graham crackers, and Zach said it reminded him of Snickerdoodles. There’s a faint gingery taste, and the stuff is basically just all around amazing.

Making no-bake cookies with cookie butter results in a sweet, rich cookie that almost reminds me of a candied oatmeal cookie.

Ingredients for cookie butter no bake cookies

Tips for Making Cookie Butter No-Bake Cookies

  • You can substitute old fashioned oats for quick oats, just keep in mind the texture will be different. I personally prefer the easier to chew, softer, and more compact texture that results from using quick oats.
  • Once your mixture comes to a boil, use a timer. You’ll need to boil for 60 seconds for perfect cookies. If you don’t boil your mixture long enough then the cookies will spill into flat puddles once you portion them out. If you boil for too long, your cookies will be dry and crumbly.
  • I may call these cookie butter no-bakes “cookies”, but truly the technique is very similar to a lot of my candy recipes, and this means that the recipe is highly susceptible to humidity. If you try to make this recipe on a very humid day, the moisture in the air can affect the outcome of your cookies and keep them from setting up properly. Boiling the mixture for longer than one minute will help with this (but remember, only on high-humidity days!).
  • There is no need to refrigerate these cookies after baking (though you can if you prefer them cold). However you prefer them, keep them stored in an airtight container and they will keep for about a week.

Follow these tips and your cookies will come out perfectly every time!

Cookie butter cookie with a bite out of it

If you haven’t tried cookie butter for yourself, I recommend grabbing a jar ASAP.  And if you end up “accidentally” eating 3/4 of said jar for dinner, I totally get you.

Enjoy!

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Cookie butter no bake cookies

Cookie Butter No Bake Cookies

Cookie Butter No Bake Cookies are a fun twist on the chocolate peanut butter classics! Made with Cookie Butter and NO baking necessary!
Be sure to check out my quick & easy how-to VIDEO just below the recipe! 
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Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie butter, cookie butter no bake cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Cooling Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 32 cookies
Calories: 123kcal
Author: Sam Merritt

Ingredients

  • ½ cup salted butter cut into Tablespoon-sized pieces (113g)
  • ½ cup whole milk 120ml
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar firmly packed (150g)
  • 3/4 cup sugar 150g
  • 2/3 cup cookie butter 165g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups instant oats 285g

Instructions

  • Before beginning, line two cookie sheets with wax paper or parchment paper and set aside. Measure out your cookie butter, vanilla, and oats before beginning.
  • In a medium-sized saucepan, combine butter pieces, milk, brown sugar, and sugar. Place saucepan over low heat and stir¹ frequently until butter is melted.
  • Once butter has melted, increase heat to medium and stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil.
  • Stir constantly while boiling for one minute (I recommend using a timer! Boiling for too long or not long enough can negatively effect the outcome of your cookies, see post or notes² for more details).
  • Once one minute has passed, remove from heat. Add cookie butter and vanilla extract, stirring until cookie butter is completely melted and combined into mixture. Add oats and stir until completely coated in cookie butter mixture.
  • Drop cookies by about 1 1/2 Tablespoon-sized scoops onto prepared baking sheets.
  • Allow to cool completely (about 30 minutes) before serving and enjoying. The cookies will firm up as they cool.

Notes

¹I recommend using a wooden spoon or heatproof (non-metal) spatula. A metal spoon handle will get really hot really fast if you use one of those!
² If you don't boil your mixture for long enough, it's possible that the ingredients won't set up properly when you try to scoop the mixture and you'll have puddles for cookies. If the cookies are boiled for too long, they'll end up dry and crumbly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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This Cookie Butter No Bake Cookie Recipe was originally published 06/20/2016. Photos and recipe have been improved and updated as of 05/27/2019

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Comments

  1. David Alexander says

    December 23, 2020 at 10:22 pm

    Can you tell me if by instant oats, you mean “quick cooking” oats? Which cook in 1 minute? I think most supermarkets carry Quaker Old Fashioned Oats and Quick Cooking oats. So I think this will confuse your readers. Thanks. I am going to try these with Quick Cooking oats.

    Reply
    • Sam says

      December 24, 2020 at 11:38 am

      Hi David! Yes you need the quick cooking oats.

      Reply
  2. Lori says

    July 20, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    I was born in 1960. Had the luxury of 6 subs & a mom that let us help out in the kitchen so I’ve been making No Bake Cookies since 1971. My recipe is different from yours. I would like to make yours someday, but I just made my mom’s recipe for my hubby. I’m interested in tasting yours since part of your sugar is brown.

    Reply
    • Sam says

      July 20, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      The brown sugar adds a little extra depth of flavor. I think you’ll love it! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Isra Imroz says

    March 11, 2020 at 5:18 am

    can I use peanut butter in stead of cookie butter ?

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      March 11, 2020 at 8:33 am

      Hi, Isra! I use peanut butter in my no-bake cookie recipe but have yet to try straight peanut butter. If you try it, I’d love to know how it works for you. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Penny says

    February 1, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    Would it hurt anything to use 2% milk instead of whole milk?

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      February 1, 2020 at 8:12 pm

      Hi, Penny! That will be fine. I hope that you enjoy your no-bake cookies! 🙂

      Reply
    • Joanne stremple says

      May 30, 2020 at 6:15 pm

      Where do you get cookie butter never heard of it

      Reply
      • Sam says

        June 1, 2020 at 11:20 am

        Hi Joanne! I normally find it near the peanut butter. It’s really tasty stuff. 🙂

  5. Janet says

    January 28, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    I love me some cookie butter! Use it on my bagels with cream cheese -very good. I saw the cookie butter recipe after I got finished making the NonBake Cookies, I will be making these! Thanks for the great recipes.

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      January 28, 2020 at 10:03 pm

      Cookie butter is wonderful on many things! I am so glad that you came across this recipe, Janet. I hope that you enjoy it. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kathy says

    January 10, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    I have never heard of cookie butter before seeing this recipe. I just checked and my local Walmart carries it! I will be making these soon.

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      January 10, 2020 at 3:40 pm

      I can’t wait for you to try cookie butter, Kathy! I think you’re going to LOVE IT! Keep me posted. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Megan says

    September 24, 2019 at 3:49 pm

    I have these cooling now. I had to walk away because I am staring at them as though I expect them to do something lol. Do these eventually flatten a bit as they cool? I think that is why I find myself staring at the cookie sheets. They still have that scoop look to them on top from the cookie scoop. The last few that went onto the cookie sheet were starting to fall apart. I did set the timer for the minute once boils and have to stir, so I am hoping the falling apart is from not scooping out quick enough to the end of the batter and nothing I botched. Still have about 20 minutes left of cooling time and I’ll check on them then. They do smell good. I am definitely liking the cookie butter. I had never heard of it prior to seeing this post, so I am excited to see how these come out and some other time this week I plan on making the other no bake cookies with the cocoa powder. Thanks again for another great recipe!

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      September 24, 2019 at 4:03 pm

      Hello, Megan! They will flatten slightly as they cool and settle. However, I have never had them fall apart. I hope that you enjoy your cookie butter no bakes. Cookie Butter, such a hidden treat. Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
      • Megan says

        September 24, 2019 at 4:21 pm

        These are yummy. Mine didn’t exactly flatten, so thinking maybe too big of a scoop. Some flattened a bit and I can tell they were not all the same size. I was scooping and plopping but generally tried to keep the amount I was scooping same size. I think fall apart may have been wrong way to explain. I was definitely getting some crumbly pieces. And after just trying a cookie, I do have some crumbling going on but they are not dry, still very chewy and very good. Guess I’ll just have to make again until I perfect the no bake cookie art lol.

      • Sugar Spun Run says

        September 24, 2019 at 9:01 pm

        If the cookie crumbled and was slightly dry, the cookies just boiled for too long. In the video located at the bottom of the post, it shows how the cookie should appear once scooped. I hope that helps! After another round, you will be a no-bake cookie master, I am sure! Enjoy! 🙂

  8. Brenda Fox says

    August 30, 2019 at 4:20 pm

    I have never heard of cookie butter. Where could I find it…on the internet perhaps?

    Reply
    • Sugar Spun Run says

      August 30, 2019 at 4:29 pm

      Hello, Brenda! I have had success finding it my local Walmart or Trader Joes. I know others have purchased it on Amazon. It is amazing! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Pat says

    June 20, 2016 at 9:12 pm

    I went on 1 blind date when I was around 20. He was a New Jersey sailor and after 1 movie he wanted me to meet his parents. I said no simply because of travel time. He told me he would jump ship if I wouldn’t agree and I said “happy landing”. The cookies sound like something I would make for Joe. But, I don’t care for oatmeal cookies. They are his fav. Thanks Sam.

    Reply
    • Sam says

      June 21, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      Haha! I love it, Pat, that’s hilarious! Thanks for commenting and have a wonderful day! 🙂

      Reply
      • James Hart says

        May 28, 2019 at 2:14 am

        Good MORNING..we dont hv the cookie butter here in SouthAfrica…what could i use as a replacement component instead

        Kind Regards James

      • Sam says

        May 29, 2019 at 2:43 pm

        Hi James! You could try my traditional no bake cookies that use peanut butter instead. 🙂

  10. Sues says

    June 20, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    Haha I love this post! I’ve never been on a real-life blind date, but I’d love to go on a blind date with cookie butter 🙂 These cookies look fab and so easy!

    Reply
  11. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

    June 20, 2016 at 11:09 am

    I love that these delicious no bake cookies are 6 ingredients only! And these could so easily be modified to be vegan/df with nut milk and vegan butter- love it!

    Reply

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