No Bake Chocolate Cherry Cookie Bars

No bake chocolate cherry cookie bars are a delicious treat that can be made without turning on your oven.

I think more cookies should be no bake cookies because we all need no bake recipes during the hot summer months. There is something about 90+ degree days that just makes me not want to turn on the oven. And I am guessing I am not the only one that avoids turning on the oven this time of year.

However, if your kids are like mine, than they still want some fun summertime desserts. They want cookies and other treats even when it is 90 degrees outside.

This recipe for no bake chocolate cookie bars is perfect for those times. They are quick and easy to make and you don’t need the oven. Not only that they use basic pantry ingredients. No special ingredients are required to make these.

My kids loves these with dried cherries and I usually have dried cherries on hand, but you can easily make these with just about any dried fruit like raisins or craisins.

These are a pretty basic no bake cookie recipe made into a bar. I like making them into bars because they are a little easier to make. It also seems like they serve more made into bars because you can control how big each bar is going to be.

And if you want thick bars make them in a 9×13 pan. If you want a little bit of a thinner bar just make them in a jelly roll or cookie sheet type pan. Either way works and is delicious.

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Yield: 15 servings

No Bake Chocolate Cherry Cookie Bars

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A delicious version of the famoust no bake cookies.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup milk
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups quick oats (not old fashioned)
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup dried cherries

Instructions

1. Bring first four ingredients to a boil and cook 1 minute.
2. Add vanilla and oatmeal stir until combined.
3. Stir in chocolate chips and cherries and stir until chocolate is melted.
4. Spread into a 9x13 pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares. You can also make these in a jelly roll or cookie sheet type pan, but the bars will be thinner.

Notes

If you are gluten-free be sure to use gluten-free oats and read labels to make sure that your ingredients are gluten-free.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

15

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 391Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 141mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 3gSugar: 44gProtein: 3g

Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.