No Bake Cookies

Okay so we grew up eating these no bake cookies, which I found out a lot of people refer to them as preacher cookies. When I moved to the same town as my Grandma for college, she brought me over her famous recipe along with all of the ingredients for a housewarming gift. Since I met my husband in college and this was one of the only things I knew how to make, it brings back a lot of really fun memories. I've always wanted to try making them dairy free, but I was always too scared. Well now that it's behind me, I am so mad at myself for not trying it earlier! Even my husband says they taste exactly like the original. Here's both the recipes!

No Bake Cookies (dairy free)

Recipe adapted from Grandma Lill

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 Tablespoons dairy free Cocoa 

1/4 cup rice or soy milk (I used rice-vanilla flavored)

2 Tablespoons dairy free margarine

1 1/4 cup oats

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

Put margarine, milk, sugar, and cocoa in a saucepan and bring to boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring occassionally. Add the oats, peanut butter and vanilla and stir to combine. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper until they set up.

Original Recipe

Recipe from Grandma Lill

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons Cocoa
1/2 cup dry milk
1/4 cup water
2 Tablespoons butter
1 1/4 cup oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla

Boil the sugar, cocoa, milk, water and butter for 1 minute, stirring occassionally. Add oats, peanut butter and vanilla and stir to combine. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.