Do you love Christmas cookies but aren't a big fan of baking? Or would you simply like to prepare cookies quickly without much effort? What if we told you that there are plenty of recipes for delicious no-bake Christmas cookies? Sounds really good, doesn't it? All you need are ready-made cookies that you can decorate as you wish. However, there are also variants without cookies. In this case, however, keep in mind that the Christmas cookies will not have the typical cookie shape, but rather will be balls. Today we are introducing you to some of these simple recipes for no-bake cookies that you can also prepare wonderfully with children. So, off to the supermarket for the necessary ingredients, roll up your sleeves and let the non-baking begin!
No-bake cookies with caramel, chocolate and walnuts – Use ready-made cookies
The easiest way to make Christmas cookies without baking is to use ready-made cookies. Just get your favorite cookies and top them with chocolate, chopped nuts and/oror caramelthe finishing touches. Hardly anyone will suspect that you didn't bake them yourself! For the topping from the picture above you will need the following:
- 400 g Karamell
- 65 ml condensed milk
- Vanilla cookies (about 340 g for the quantities indicated)
- 350g milk chocolate
- chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds
Melt the caramel together with the condensed milk in a water bath. In the meantime, spread the cookies out on baking paper or another surface. Then add a dollop of caramel to each cookie. Now melt the milk chocolate in a water bath (you can also do this while spreading the caramel to save time) and add dollops of it to the cookies. Alternatively, you can spread unmelted chocolate pieces on the caramel and then put the cookies in the oven at 225 degrees for a few minutes, which will also melt the chocolate. Finally, spread on the still liquidChocolate chopped nuts. Your cookies are ready without baking!
No bake cookies with mint
Mint and chocolate – a combination that few can resist. With these sandwich cookies covered in chocolate, you can get exactly that delicious temptation in no time. You will absolutely fall in love with thisNo-bake cookiesfall in love - and guaranteed everyone else too. How to prepare them:
- 450g vanilla frosting
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 72 small Butterkekse
- 450 g milk chocolate couverture
- optionally 3-5 drops of green food coloring
Mix in a bowlthe icingwith the extract and, if you like, with food coloring. Then spread this icing on half of the cookies and place the other half on top like a sandwich. Melt the chocolate in a water bath. Dip the sandwich cookies in the chocolate and allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Then place each cookie on baking paper to harden.
Chocolate cookies with mint and cream cheese
Aminty tastealso have these delicious cookies. Thanks to the use of cream cheese, they practically melt in your mouth. So if you want particularly aromatic and quick no-bake cookies for Christmas, you can also opt for that. Instead of peppermint extract, use so-called candy melts, i.e. chocolate chips with a mint flavor, for this recipe, as follows:
- about 65 chocolate cookies, crumbled
- 170 g cream cheese
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- 450 g candy melts made from dark chocolate and mint
- 2 tbsp fat (butter or vegetable oil)
- optional green and white sprinkles
Mix together the cookie crumbsand the cream cheesein a bowl and form the dough into a 2.5 cm ball that you place on baking paper. Take a clean glass, grease the bottom, dip the bottom in sugar and flatten the ball (about half a millimeter thick). Repeat these steps until you have used up the dough, then place the cookies in the freezer without baking for 30 minutes. Before you take the cookies out again, melt the mint chocolate in a water bath. Dip cookies in, allow excess chocolate to drip off, and place on parchment paper to harden. Immediately after dipping, you can decorate the cookies with sprinkles.
No-bake white cookies made from crackers
Sweet and salty go wonderfully together, so it's no wonder that these white onesChocolate cookiesTaste so great without baking. The basis here is crackers, which get a fruity aroma from the lemon icing. It's best to try them out now!
- 200 g lemon icing, bought ready-made or homemade
- 60 Ritz Cracker (oder andere Cracker)
- 680 g white couverture (or candy melts)
- optional snowflake-shaped sprinkles
Spread the frostingwith lemon aromaon half of the crackers and place the other half on top. You will receive small sandwiches that you dip into the liquid chocolate that you have previously melted in a water bath. Allow excess chocolate to drip off, place cookies on baking paper to harden and decorate with sprinkles.
Quick snack with rice flakes, marshmallows and peanuts in white chocolate
These little bites are crunchy and sweet and can be prepared in no time and in just a few steps. They consist, among other things, of rice flakes. This will beAdded peanuts, which give the treats a great aroma. This is what you need to prepare white chocolate cookies without baking:
- 280 – 340 g white couverture, chocolate or couverture chips (candy melts)
- 60g peanut butter
- 50 g Mini-Marshmallows
- 30 g rice flakes (e.g. breakfast cereal from Kellogg's)
- 150 g salted peanuts
Melt the chocolate coating in a water bath and then stir in the peanut butter. Then add the rice flakes, marshmallows and peanuts. You can also chop the peanuts in advance. Lay out baking paper and use a teaspoon to form small blobs. You can snack on the cookies as soon as they have cooled and hardened.
Tipp:Are you looking for no-bake cookies with wafers? Then this recipe is perfect. Instead of forming the cookies on the baking paper, you can also put the blobs directly on wafers.
Delicious coconut cookies with chocolate
Sing Coconuts of, will fall in love with this chocolaty temptation! Quick and easy to make, they're perfect for a spontaneous non-baking afternoon. Do you get unexpected visitors? Choose the delicious chocolate cookiesmade from coconut flakes. How to make them:
- 250g powdered sugar
- 300 – 400 ml sweetened condensed milk
- 2 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 285 g Coconut grater
- 425 g chocolate chips (couverture)
- 2 THE BUTTER
First mix the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and coconut flakes with 300 ml of condensed milk. If the mixture is too dry, you can gradually add more condensed milk. But make sure that it doesn't become too liquid. It should still be malleable. Let the mixture rest for a few minutes so that the coconut flakes can absorb the liquid. Then form balls about 2.5 cm in size, spread them on a baking tray lined with baking paper, flatten them slightly and put them in the freezer.
Melt the butter and chocolate chips in a water bath, insert a fork into the first cookie and dip it into the chocolate. Drain briefly and place back on baking paper to harden. Your first cookie is ready without baking. Store the coconut cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freeze them.
Rum is not only a popular ingredientfor Christmas cookies, but at Christmas it's even more important. That's why we have a recipe for delicious rum balls below. Admittedly, these aren't exactly cookies in that sense, but they are so delicious that we just don't want to withhold them from you. This is how the alternative to cookies is made without baking:
- approx. 75 small vanilla biscuits, finely crumbled
- 100 g pecans, chopped
- 120g powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 55 ml Rum
- 3 EL Honig
- 2 tbsp water
- additional powdered sugar or crumbled cookies
Mix in a bowlcrumbled cookieswith the nuts, sugar and two tablespoons of cocoa. In another container, mix the rum with the honey and water and then add this liquid to the other mixture. Once you have mixed everything well, you can form balls about 2.5 cm in size, which you can then roll in powdered sugar or biscuit crumbs. The homemade rum balls as an alternative to no-bake cookies are also a great gift idea.
No-bake vegan cookies with vanilla flavor
If you would like it to be vegan, you can also opt for these delicaciesAlternative to cookiesdecide without baking. The quantities given in the recipe make 12 balls, which take about 20 minutes to prepare. Sounds really great, don't you think? If you would like to try the vegan cookie balls, you will need the following ingredients:
- 75g vegan butter or soy-free margarine or coconut oil
- 200 g unbleached cane sugar
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 80 g gluten-free instant flakes or normal, fine oat flakes
- 30g powdered sugar
Mix the butter with the cane sugar until creamy,enter the vanilla, the cocoa and the instant flakes and mix everything together well. Take a teaspoon of the dough, form it into a ball, roll it in the powdered sugar and place it on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Repeat these steps until you have used up the dough and let the finished cookies rest in the freezer without baking until they are firm. Then store them in the refrigerator.
No-bake chocolate almond cookies
SearchChristmas cookie recipesWithout baking, which contain almonds, you get a wonderful variant with these delicacies. Just a few quotes, 15 minutes of time and a desire for sweets - that's all you need to prepare the balls. The refrigerator takes on the role of the oven. By the way, instead of the ball shape, you can choose the classic cookie or biscuit shape by slightly flattening the balls after you have formed them. And this is how you prepare the cookies without baking:
- 55g coconut oil, melted
- 85 g pure maple syrup
- 95 g Cocoa powder
- 120 g Mandelbutter
- 90 g regular oat flakes or gluten-free
- 70 g chopped almonds
- optionally additional chopped almonds and sea salt for decoration
Line a baking sheet or large plate with baking paper. Heat the coconut oil, maple syrup and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Then stir in the butter and remove the pan from the heat as soon as it has melted and mixed well with all the other ingredients. Now add the oat flakes and thechopped almondsin addition. Form small balls out of the dough (which you can later flatten for a cookie look) or blobs using a spoon. Finally, you can sprinkle all the almond cookies with a little sea salt and almonds. Then place them in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes.
