Cherry No-Bake Cookies

Total Time:Prep: 30 min. + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Feb. 17, 2023

I always loved my no-bake cookie recipe, but I was never able to place at the fair with it. So I mixed in some maraschino cherries, added almond extract and voila! I won a blue ribbon at the county fair in 2010. —Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Cherry No-Bake Cookies

Yield:about 5-1/2 dozen
Prep:30 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 6 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped
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Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 3 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and extracts until blended. Stir in oats and cherries. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until set. Store in airtight containers.
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