This is a great recipe from the book “No-Bake Cookies” that combines dark brown sugar and real butter, which creates a praline-like taste (similar to the Brown Sugar Cookies from the post on August 11th, 2006). Add in some butterscotch pudding and instant espresso and you get what the author calls a “rich, comforting cookie, reminiscent of flavored espresso drinks from the local coffee shop.” With only 7 ingredients, these cookies are easy to make with little clean up.
2 cups packed dark brown sugar (equal to one 16 oz package)
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 (5 oz) can evaporated milk
1/4 tsp salt
1 small package instant butterscotch pudding mix
2 tsp instant espresso (or 1 tbsp instant coffee)
2 1/2 cups quick oats
Line cookie sheets with waxed paper.
In a large heavy-duty saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, evaporated milk, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full, rolling boil. Remove pan from heat.
Stir in pudding mix, instant espresso, and quick oats. Mix well until all the oats are coated.
Drop mixture by rounded tablespoons onto lined cookies sheets. Allow to cool and become firm, about 30 minutes. Enjoy with a cold glass of milk!
Note about dark brown sugar:
Dark brown sugar is regular brown sugar mixed with molasses, which burns easily. To prevent burning, stir mixture constantly while heating. Mixture is at a full, rolling boil when it bubbles even while you are stirring.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
I like making no-bake cookies for the same reasons I like making fudge: no baking time, little mess, great taste. Most no-bake cookie and fudge recipes involve one big saucepan on the stove top and a few measuring cups, so clean up is quick and easy. Also, there’s no worrying about oven temperature or baking times.
I also felt I needed to give this book a chance and try a couple recipes, since I was pretty brutal about it not having my mom’s no-bake cookie recipes. But, since I’ve found my mom’s recipes, I’m glad because that means there are more recipes in this book to try.
August 10th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
[...] These no-bake cookies are made with white chocolate pudding mix and instant espresso, giving it a sweet, subtle mocha-like flavor. Inspired by the Coffee Toffee Cookies. [...]
March 4th, 2009 at 11:34 am
I made these cookies exactly as the recipe says! I am VERY disapointed in them they stick to the wax paper even after all night in the ice box & they are very soft??? Who wants a cooke=ie(& I use that term loosley) that sticks to their fingers?