Description
Irresistible no bake coconut cookies showcase tropical flavors from Brazil’s rich culinary heritage. Crisp oats, shredded coconut, and sweet condensed milk blend into simple, delightful treats you can enjoy without turning on the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (384 g) quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup (80 g) sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ½ cup (128 g) creamy peanut butter
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (25 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preparation: Line baking sheets with parchment paper to create a non-stick surface for cookie placement.
- Mixture Development: Combine sugar, butter, milk, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly, and cook for one minute to develop a rich, smooth base.
- Flavor Infusion: Remove from heat and whisk in peanut butter and vanilla extract until the mixture achieves a glossy, homogeneous consistency.
- Ingredient Integration: Fold quick-cooking oats and shredded coconut into the warm mixture, ensuring complete and even distribution of all components.
- Shaping and Setting: Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto prepared baking sheets, forming uniform rounds. Allow cookies to set at room temperature for 30 minutes or refrigerate to accelerate the firming process until completely solidified.
Notes
- Control Heat Precisely: Maintain medium heat and stir constantly to prevent sugar from burning or mixture from scorching, which can ruin the cookie’s smooth texture and flavor profile.
- Check Boiling Point: When mixture reaches a rolling boil, exactly time one minute of cooking to ensure proper consistency and prevent overcooking or undercooking.
- Uniform Shaping Technique: Use a consistent spoon size and gentle dropping motion to create evenly sized cookies that set uniformly and look professionally made.
- Quick Cooling Strategy: Refrigeration can speed up setting time to 15-20 minutes, perfect for impatient sweet lovers or when you need cookies faster than room temperature setting.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 182
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg