Best German Chocolate No-Bake Cookies

If you're a fan of German chocolate cake, then you'll want to make these German Chocolate No-Bake Cookies or Brownie Nuggets, as they're sometimes called. They melt in your mouth and are prepared in just a few minutes using almond butter, coconut, and pecans.

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You're probably familiar with the peanut butter, chocolate, and oatmeal versions of these chewy chocolate cookies. They are famous for their deliciousness and ease of cooking quickly on the stove instead of in the oven. My Mama used to make them over and over again. We couldn't get enough of them and still can't today.

These classic chocolate peanut butter Brownie Nuggets (that's what we call them) I just described were introduced to us by my sister Eleanor. She met them first in my Aunt Lou's kitchen.

Aunt T-Lou lived up the gravel road from us, and she always served the most scrumptious treats like these Croquesignoles Or French Donuts. We knew whatever Aunt Lou was cooking, it had to be good because she had five hungry children to appease.

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The Classic No-Bake Cookies Tweaked

These no-bake cookies featured today are slightly different from the ones listed above. The switch was effortless to do, and it was surprising to see how much they really do taste like German Chocolate Cake.

These are not the popular German chocolate cake cookies made into cookie dough, baked in the oven, then topped with melted chocolate and a coconut-pecan topping. But rather a drop cookie made by cooking the ingredients on stove tops and spooning them onto a lined surface until they harden at room temperature.

Ingredients

I have swapped out all of the ingredients except for the cocoa and sugar. For the peanut butter, I substitute almond butter, and instead of oatmeal, coconut and pecans.

I also decided to make this a vegan dish by using water for milk and coconut oil in the place of butter. Because there is no flour or gluten ingredients, these are perfect bake treats for someone diagnosed with celiac disease or who are sensitive to wheat.

• Water
• Cocoa powder
• Coconut oil
• Sugar
• Almond butter
• Coconut flakes or shredded coconut (sweet coconut or no sugar added)
• Pecans, chopped
• Coconut extract
• Sea salt

The ingredient amounts and nutrition information are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Ingredients

You will end up with a great cookie making these no-bakes if you follow the instructions correctly every time. I used to make a flop of the recipe because I thought it needed more than one minute of boiling.

Finally, after Eleanor showed me my error, they now hold together every time I spoon them onto a lined pan of parchment paper or wax paper, as long as I continue to follow the instructions, of course.

• In a medium saucepan mix water and cocoa powder together on the stove.
• Stir in coconut oil and sugar.

• Turn the heat on high and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 1 minute after the chocolate sauce comes to a full boil.
• Quickly remove the pot from the stove and stir in the almond butter, coconut, pecans, coconut extract, and salt.
• Stir for a few minutes more until the no-bakes thicken.

• Drop a level tablespoon onto wax paper or parchment paper onto a countertop or a prepared baking sheet and let harden at room temperature.
• Pull from the wax paper after cooled and hardened and store in an airtight container.

Notes

• For a large crowd, this recipe easily makes a double batch.
• Make sure the chocolate comes to a full rolling boil; that is, the middle of the mixture is bubbling also.

Top Tip

After the chocolate mixture comes to a full boil, set a timer for 1 minute before removing the pot from the heat. No more , no less.

Now, doesn't that sound easy? And they will melt in your mouth every time!

No-bake cookies are a favorite at our house today. It's not unusual for us to get up from the dinner table and make this quick dessert. They don't stay around very long either. Now we have a different version to make!

Do you have a favorite flavor of no-bake cookies you enjoy? I'd love to know about it. Just leave a comment below.

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