If you’re looking for a tried-and-true holiday cookie recipe that gets rave reviews and yields a batch large enough to take to a party…
Do not make these.
The raw cookie batter is so addictive that, if you’re anything like me, you’ll find it completely impossible to stop eating the cookie dough by the spoonful. So by the time you actually get around to forming cookies, very little batter will be left. The yield of this recipe is for 16-18 cookies… but I think my first batch made closer to 5.
And I’d like to say I had a bunch of friends to blame for all the missing dough.
But no.
It was just me.
Mexican Chocolate No Bake Cookies
- 2 tbsp cocoa or cacao powder (10g)
- 2/3 cup quick oats (60g)
- 1/2 cup oat flour (60g) – or just pulse rolled oats in a food processor until they become powder, and measure after processing
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda – yes, really
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- scant 1/4 tsp cayenne, or more for spicier cookies
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp sugar of choice or xylitol (50g)
- 1/4 cup vegetable or coconut oil (40g)
- 2 tbsp water (30g)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips, optional
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients. In a small cup, combine all wet ingredients. Pour wet into dry, and stir together. Scoop out with a cookie scoop, or refrigerate a few minutes until firm enough to scoop out (if using coconut oil, don’t refrigerate too long or the dough will become hard). Place cookie dough balls on wax paper and chill until firm. If you want to bake these cookies, do so at 325 F for 10 minutes. Then let cool 5 minutes before eating. Makes about 16-18 cookies.
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Follow-up: These cookies ROCK! I just made them, and I ate half the dough. I used rolled oats instead of quick oats btw and they are still SO GOOD.
One of the things I love about your recipes btw is that I can eat the dough and do not have to worry about salmonella from raw eggs.
I WILL be making these again. Quite possibly in a few minutes to make up for the half I already ate.
Thank you so much… I think you were the first person to make them 🙂
These look delicious, and I love that they have a little kick to them with the cayenne! I’ve been using it in a lot of my cooking lately and think it’s time to incorporate it into baking/no bake!
I am a cookie dough fiend!
Yum!! These sound soooo good!
Just a general comment for Katie;
Have you ever heard of a Yonanas machine?
I feel as though you could invent some great recipes with that machine
Yes, I have something similar and love it… I don’t use it often enough! (I used it for the Dole Whip recipe on the blog.)
Just made these; they are so good.
Katie, your recipes never cease to amaze my tastebuds!!
Just made them and they’re sooo good. And I always eat waaaaaaay too much dough!
I have yet to make spicey chocolate cookies. I always forget I want to try it! I guess I get caught up in the chocolate of things 😉
I love cookie dough too – almost more than the cookies. I think that’s one of the reasons I like raw and no-bake cookies so much.
I mostly make cookies just to eat the dough 🙂 I can’t imagine making anything without tasting it, especially sweets.
And look – no discussions about the baking soda! (At least not yet)
WOW THESE LOOK FABULUS (tee hee im so lazy when it comes to spelling)
i love to sample cookie dough! who cares about salmonella when you have sugary, buttery goodness right in front of you? (welllll actually i do, so thats why i make vegan cookies, (plus yours taste amazing)) but once i was baking with my friend and i asked her if she wanted to lick a beater and she gave me the weirdest look ever, like “you eat raw cookie dough?” it was kinda embarrassing :/ LOL
Heh, I grew up in a household that just “made cookie dough” without the intent to bake at all, so heck yeah I sample dough!