These no bake chocolate cookies are so easy to make and are great for gifting or bringing to events. They are only 3 ingredients and don’t require any flour, eggs, butter or oil. The cookies come out chewy and chocolatey. They only take a few minutes to prepare and store well too.
These chewy no bake chocolate cookies are an easy recipe for the holiday baking season or any time of year. What I love about them is that they taste like regular cookies even though they don’t need to be baked. I’ve already made them a few times this past month.
Ingredients
- Chocolate Chips
- Applesauce
- Shredded Coconut
Milk chocolate chips: For this recipe I used milk chocolate chips. You can also use semisweet chocolate chips but your cookies won’t be as sweet.
Applesauce: I used unsweetened applesauce to make these a little healthier but I think sweetened applesauce should work and would add some more sweetness to the cookies. You won’t really taste the applesauce in the cookies but it is used to keep the chocolate soft instead of fully solidifying once it cools.
Shredded coconut: Shredded coconut is used to bind the cookies together and create a chewy texture. I used unsweetened shredded coconut but sweetened will also work. You can also use quick oats instead of coconut.
How to Make No Bake Chocolate Cookies
The chocolate chips are first melted down. The applesauce is then mixed in. Finally, the coconut is added. The cookie dough is then ready to be scooped out. Once the cookies are placed onto a baking sheet, they are placed into the fridge until set.
No Bake Chocolate Cookies Sweetness and Texture
These cookies come out soft and chewy. The sweetness level will depend on the ingredients you use. If you use milk chocolate chips, unsweetened applesauce and unsweetened shredded coconut, then the cookies will only be very lightly sweetened. If you want sweeter cookies, use sweetened applesauce and sweetened shredded coconut. Or you can also add some chocolate chips to the dough.
More No Bake Cookie Recipes
- 3 Ingredient No Bake Coconut Cookies
- 3 Ingredient No Bake Breakfast Cookies
- 3 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
3 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (80 g) milk chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup (60 g) unsweetened applesauce can also use sweetened
- 1 cup (80 g) unsweetened shredded coconut can also use sweetened
Instructions
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Add chocolate chips to a large microwave-safe mixing bowl. Heat chocolate in 15-30 second intervals, stirring in between with a spatula until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. You can also melt the chocolate on the stove using the double boiler method.
- Whisk in applesauce until completely and evenly incorporated with the chocolate.
- Stir in the shredded coconut until it is evenly mixed in. The batter should thicken when you add in the coconut but it will still look more like a thick batter rather than dough. The batter should be thick enough that if you scoop it out with a cookie scoop it will hold its form and won't spread out on its own. Use a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop to scoop up cookie mixture and place onto prepared cookie sheet, spacing cookies 2 inches apart.
- Use the back of a spoon to flatten cookies into a thick round disk, smoothing edges and top as needed. Cookies will not change shape so shape them as you would like your final cookies to be.
- Place cookies into fridge to set. This can take 30-60 minutes. When cookies are set they should feel firm and you should be able to peel the cookies off of the parchment paper.
Notes
- If you make the recipe with unsweetened applesauce and coconut, the cookies will only be lightly sweetened. If you prefer sweeter cookies, use sweetened coconut and applesauce.
- Cookies can be kept at room temperature for 1-2 days and longer in fridge or freezer.
- If you are substituting coconut with quick oats, you will not use as many quick oats. Reduce to 3/4 cup.
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
Taste very good, but these did not come out as a cookie. I had to eat them with a spoon. I left them in the fridge for an hour and a half and they came as coconut mixed with thick chocolate syrup. The photo looks like the coconut was shredded into little tiny pieces, but if you get shredded coconut from the store, the pieces are much bigger.
Hi Maddie! That should not happen if you used the correct measurements for the ingredients! You could add the shredded coconut to a food processor next time for smaller pieces.
I really don’t like them i follow the recipe I with coconut then substituted oatmeal still didnt.like them.
We’re sorry you didn’t like them – was there something in particular that didn’t work for you?
i dont have applesauce. can u suggest anything to replace it? thanks
You can try other fruit purees like banana
Amaizing????
I’m glad you enjoyed!
I’ll definitely try it. I use oatmeal, raisins, peanut butter and chocolate bits. I melt the chocolate and add the dry ingredients to the chocolate and mix with spoon. I put the on cookie sheet and chill. They taste pretty good.
We’re glad you enjoyed the cookies!
Very nice
Thanks!
Excellent recipe
So glad you liked it!