I live in a very small town in southern KY. When I first moved to this area, I learned that everyone here breaks these no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies up into their bowl of pinto beans. I thought it was the craziest thing I'd ever heard! I decided to try it, and guess what. It's VERY good! I figure the idea originated in the school cafeteria, but it "caught on" and nearly everyone does it! Some people will not cook pinto beans without making these cookies to go with them, along, of course, with cornbread. What sounded crazy and gross to me at first, turned out to be delicious. You really don't taste the chocolate, or the peanut butter, but it gives the flavor of the beans a boost you'll find surprising. Try it sometime.

My husband and I were at the local Wal Mart and a church was having a bake sale and they had these cookies with raisins in it....They were delicious.

Hello Susan B. - Your Mom must be German, because there we have "Oleo" which is margarine. I plan to make these cookies soon, but don't like Peanut Butter that much and will try it with butter. --K--

Briana, these will not set up right if you don't use quick oats. My grandma made these and I have changed a bit to make healthier--stevia instead of sugar, natural pnut butter, and dark cocoa. Also have added natural no-sugar coconut. Can't beat this recipe--we always make it at Christmas (and any other time I can sneak it in!!).

these no bake cookies are very good. they have been around a long time.

Can these be made with butterscotch chips instead of the cocoa? I have a picky eater who doesn't like chocolate but loves butterscotch.

I have made this receipe many, many times....sometimes using coconut, sometimes not however each time I make them they never seem to last!! I love that they are quick and easy to make and no oven to worry about! i have never tried using peanut butter however it sounds delicious! I look forward to trying it in my next batch (prob tomorrow!!)

To the lady in NZ and using quick oats. Could you run the regular oats through the food processor. Would that work?? I have done that before and it seemed to work but it was not a "cooked" cookie it was mixed and baked.

We used to make these in Kindergarten as "Dinosaur Food".
We colored the milk w/ green food coloring to make swamp water, called the sugar crushed bones, the peanut butter was fat from a dead dinosaur, etc. The kids loved it.

this is amazing please try i didnt use peanut butter that tasted wierd but without it is really awesome

This recipe is the one I make for my kids on holidays. They are grown now and still ask for them. Will poach out of each others ziplocks so all of theirs can come home.

Sawaddee ka,(Hello)
I don't have an oven and this recipe is very interesting. Can u tell me how many grams is it for '1 stick butter'?
Looking forward for your reply.
Thank you in advance.

I used 1/2 the sugar and 1/2 the butter. I added 1/3 cup flax seed. I used reduced fat peanut butter. I also used "good" cocoa. It tasted great and saved a few calories and fat grams.

can you use regular oats to make the cookies?

As far as them not setting up, I have to use stick butter or margarine (not tub butter), make sure you take them off the burner when you add in the last ingredients. My recipe calls for the butter at the end. A little more oats will set them up or a great trick is to add a little powdered sugar to help them set if it looks like they are too soft.