Dessert for 18

No-Bake Cookies

Name: No-Bake Cookies
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 2 cups white sugar; 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp salt; 3 cups quick-cooking oats

$1.07for 415 minServes 18

Chewy oat and peanut butter cookies set after a brief cocoa, sugar, and milk boil.

Photo: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Milk, 4.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
	Peanut butter, 6.75 oz$0.14/oz typical	6.75 oz	$0.95Typical price
	Oats, 9 oz$0.10/oz typical	9 oz	$0.90Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.81

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
18servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts Summer

Typical price

$0.27 per serving$1.07 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups quick-cooking oats

Steps

Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in sugar, milk, cocoa powder, and salt, then bring the mixture to a full boil for 2 minutes.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth.
Fold in the oats, drop spoonfuls onto a lined surface, and let the cookies set for 10 minutes.