our sweet sage had decided to give her mama some drama (hopefully this is not a sign of things to come) and as such, the doc ordered this mama to rest. rest. rest. and then rest some more. i know, you're probably thinking... sounds good to me! i agree... although it's a bit of a challenge to rest while tending to a 14 month old. let's just say that baby einstein and thomas the train have had their fair share of viewings.
anyhow, yesterday i finally felt really good {for a few minutes at least} and thought, what better way to spend those good feeling 15 minutes than to make some no bake cookies. so, that i did. i also figured that since i've lost 4 lbs i could use some sugar. {don't worry grandma, i'm not trying to lose weight... it just happens at the end of my pregnancies apparently, and i'm sure the fact that we haven't had any good sweets in the house for several days played a part.} thanks to my bestie, i have this fantastic no bake cookie recipe. and thanks to me, you can enjoy it too.
do you have a variation to this recipe or other no bake cookie ideas? if so, please share! you'll put a big smile on my face and probably a few pounds on my thighs.
p.s. - sorry for no picture of a no bake cookie. although they taste good, they don't photograph well. trust me, they look like a mound of mush... probably something to the likes of a reindeer pie.
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Oh, girl...those are hands down my fav cookies EVER. My mom used to make them for as a kid. I still love to eat the cookies when they are still warm from the pan. Now I want to bake them SO bad!! haahaha
LOVE these cookies! This is the exact recipe I use. Praying the rest of your pregnancy and your delivery goes off without a hitch! Blessings!
Those sure sound yummy! Let's face it, anything w/ peanut butter, cocoa, and oats is bound to be delicious :-) Sorry to hear about your bed rest...how much longer do you have? A friend of mine is in the same boat, and she has TWO little ones running around! Can you imagine? Hope it will pass quickly (hey, that means more blog reading time, right?). Oh, and I've heard that the tough pregnancies = easy kids, and the easy pregnancies = tough kids! :-) Have a great day Carissa...
Sound delicious but I can't have them!! Does anyone have any 'gluten free' no-bake cookie recipes?!?!
Eat some for me!! :)
I love those coookies! They are so yummy and you are right...it is hard not to gain 5 lbs eating them:) I posted a recipe on my blog a while back, but I think mine is pretty similar. I do know taht I usually cook mine a little longer than one minutes so they don't end up too gooey!
They sound yummy! I'm going to make them this weekend! You and baby Sage are in my prayers!
YUM. If I wasn't on a no-sugar diet currently I'd be pounding these babies down! Oh, and we've had our fair share of Baby Einstein days when I didn't feel good, either! So sorry you're on bedrest now - hope your baby girl stays out of trouble for you! ;)
Yummmm! I LOVE those cookies! Thinking about you as you near the end...
Try and take it easy as much as you can! You are going to be super busy soon. :)
The recipe I always use is similar, but minus the milk and vanilla (and maybe the butter and salt..I can't quite remember...?) I love no bake cookies!!! :)
Hope you're able to get the rest you need. It's definitely not easy to do with a little one around.
Oh yeah, I remember the butter now..probably the other ingredients too. Gosh..I feel silly. I haven't made them in forever.
those are hands down my favorite cookies :) You could also make rice krispie treats - they're no bake also!
I made cookies yesterday as well...chocolate chip! My mom used to make no bakes all the time, brings back memories. Try and get as much rest as you can.
Yum, I'll have to try these! You better rest up girl!
I love no bake cookies, and will be glad for my oats to come in from the co-op so I can try these. Sorry your sweet Sage is already pulling the girlie drama card. (hee) Mine is already giving me fits, and I just made it into the 2nd trimester. :sigh: Hope you some people close by that can help out with your little guy, because I know how challenging it is to take care of a toddler when you're not feeling the greatest.
I love finding new recipes! I will definitely print this out and try it...please come by my blog on Friday for Faith, Food, and Fashion Friday and link up and share another great recipe idea with us! I would love to have you:-)
It sounds really good and quite possible fool proof? I have such a major sweet tooth so this is right up my alley. Thanks Carissa!
No bake cookies are my FAVORITE, oh my word!
I'll say a little prayer for you and Miss Sage that she continues to 'bake' until she is ready!
Have a wonderful day!
No bake cookies sound good to me! And as for something a little sweet for you, you might want to check out my blog. Something got posted that I think will rock your day...:-)
one of my favorite cookies! A funny story..I used to make these alot as a teen and one time I put way too much vanilla in them. But we ate them anyways. My grandmother came in (point of note is that we had a severe alcoholic in the family we were all dealing with at the time) and my grandmother thought we had all been drinking by the smell on our breath and in the kitchen....crazy :)
Those do sound good! My recipe is basically the same but without the cocoa~ I'll have to try that! 'Hope you're getting some rest~ I bet your little guy is loving the movies! =)
We may not-bake these today!
I've only had no bake cookies once I think. Those sound good I just might have to try them! (before Monday of course :)
This is one of my family's faves, too. I think that is the exact recipe that I use as well, except for the cooking time on mine says to boil for 2 minutes. I'm not sure which time is right, but I do know that it matters for the consistency. I think that too short makes them gooey and too long makes them crumbly. On my original recipe from my grandmother, it has 1/2 c. chopped pecans as an option. My family prefers nut free but I have used crunchy p.b. and it was really good. I actually made Rice Krispie treats last night. Yummmmm!
Rest for yourself and baby Sage. Will keep you both in my prayers.
I LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. no bake cookies! Seriously, could eat an entire batch. With a big glass of 2% milk. YUM. And I'm pretty sure my recipe is identical, if not VERY similar.
Okay, that is so funny because that is the recipe I always use to make no-bake-cookies. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that recipe. SO amazing.
So get this. My family is doing no sugar for the whole year of 2010. Like no sweets, fatty meals, etc. It kills! So I can't use that recipe until its 2011...but still. It is a very delicious recipe, haha. :-)
Love,
Bekah
Carissa, these are my husband's favorite cookie...in fact, we have vowed not to have them in the house much b/c we don't seem to eat much else. Is that bad? Hmmmm...
My other favorite no-bake cookie (well bar) is the butterscotch/peanut butter/rice krispies (or some other cereal) with chocolate on top. Yes, I'm sure it has a name...but the coffee hasn't kicked in too fast this morning ;) Scotchies?
Hope you are able to get plenty of rest!
I love no bake cookies. My best friend and I used to make them all the time when we were younger!
caleb loves these! :)
maybe we need to come over ;)
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!! I will have to make these for my hubby!! He'll love them! :)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE no bake cookies!!!! I've made them SO many times I have the recipe memorized! lol I've made them more than any other cookie =)
Hmm well my recipe doesn't call for salt and I boil them from 2-3 minutes. (normally like 2 1/2) The boiling part is the trickiest I think because if you boil it to long it then the cookies turn out dry and if you don't boil it enough then it turns out runny... its kinda weird.
These are totally my favorite cookies because you can just cook them in 15 or so minutes and then be done! =) They rock!!!
--Marissa
do they harden? i've never heard of such a thing... i'm so intrigued!
I never made no bake cookies but these sounds delish!
I wanted those the other day SO badly, but I made Coconut Macaroons instead because they are less calories.
I love those cookies and you're right they wouldn't photograph well. But oh so yummy! Not much longer girlie and it will all be over for ya.
when i read the title of the blog and the first few words i thought baby was coming soon! (in my head somehow sage became the cookies and you were trying to tell us she doesn't have to be fully baked? wow, I don't know!) no bake cookies are a much better subject--yum yum!
I've never heard of no-bake cookies before! I'll have to give them a try. Thanks for the heads up about the reindeer pie (lol) because I probably would have assumed I'd done it wrong!
thanks for sharing! i am definitely going to try and make these!
I have NEVER heard of no bake cookies.! I must try this. I am not a fan of cookies but is it possible I may like this.?
Carissa! I'm so jealous! You won the yellow zipper pouch!
rest up my friend!!
and i am definitely going to give this recipe a whirl!
now, eat up and rest up. i will be praying for
health, peace, and patience.
sage will just have to wait until it's her turn.
This is CRAZY girl! Perhaps it's our prego ESP or something, but I literally made no bake cookies yesterday too. Actually, it's the very first time I have even made them in like 3 years! My only variation is more cocoa and pb:) Yummy! Actually, I think I'm gonna go on over to the cookie jar and get 1 right now!
Thank you for stopping by my blog and for your sweet comments. I will totally take your advice and really enjoy my free time now! I try imagining how I am going to manage a babe with all my current activities!!! Take care of your self and little Sage:)
In Him,
Nikki
YUM. Now I want them. lol. I've been making so many sweet things lately, it's ridiculous! Those are SO good! But I don't have any cocoa...or sugar right now...so, I'll have to wait. :(
lol. YOU DON'T HAVE SPEAKERS??? Well, you're not missing out on much as far as my video goes....but how do you survive without speakers?! haha. :D Thanks for your prayers! They mean a lot!
Love,
--Abigail
Love these cookies....they make me think of childhood! :)
These are the best. I LOVE making them. It's actually the same recipe I use. Yummy! Thanks to you I feel the need to make them now :) hahah
ooh sounds interesting! May give this one a go!
Glad you're feeling better :)
xxx
ok.
now i am hungry.
very, very, very hungry.
for S.U.G.A.R.:)
~Rachel
Thanks so much for this recipe I am having a little get together this weekend and I will definitely make them!
Kisses :)
xoxoxox
Yummy! Look how crafty you are making a human and cookies!
those sound so good. i think that we made those in home ec in middle school. i'll have to make those with the girls, they'd love them.
and your oil is on it's way!! :0) hope you enjoy it!
yum! my grandma used to make no bakes that were so good! i'll have to get the recipe and send it to you!
i'm a new follower and i love it here! take care of yourself, mama!
I've never made no bake cookies but it sounds so easy I'm gonna have to try them. Seriously the quicker I get to the cookie the better.
Ohhh I love no bake cookies! Haystacks are amazing!
Well, I don't have any unbaked cookies, but I will post a chocolate cake recipe tomorrow that is to die for ; )
hey, i think that's my friend's "secret" recipe. she makes those at christmas and goes around town giving them to the lucky ones. When asked she said it was a secret. haha. i am so trying these.
Hey Carissa,
I have a good recipe that won't widen your hips/thighs! :) I found/made this recipe for these no bake cookies when on the daniel fast and I REALLY needed something sweet that didn't involve sugar and butter, and have made them a bunch since then. They are really good. Not sure if anyone else has already posted this, but I did notice someone else asking for gluten free recipe of this. I don't know if this is gluten free - but it is vegan! :) I used all natural peanut butter too.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/no-bake-chocolate-oatmeal-cookies/detail.aspx
well would you look at that...
I HAVE ALL THE RECIPES!!!!
YES!! says my taste stomach!
NO!! says my thighs!
oh well i am totally making these!
i've got a week ahead filled with studying and finals and these are the perfect snack!!!
thanks for the recipe!!
Hi Carissa!! How have you been sweetie.. haven't stopped by in a while. :) Thanks for sharing this receipe... sounds yummy. Maybe I'll make some this weekend!.... HUGS!
xx Love & Aloha
surprisingly some of the ugliest things can be the yummiest! So I take your word for it :)
These are way too good! ;) My recipe is the same, but I add more PB to mine.
~Jennifer
GIRL!! How are you feling? I know its probably so hard to rest and have to take care of Hunter AND Kelly AND your home too. I'll remember to pray for you. Hope you get to feeling great!
p.s. love those cookies, but I will not make them unless I know I'll have company cause I'll end up eating the whole batch!
yummy, yummy!! My hubby is allergic to peanut butter but I found great soy butter at Kroger (I.M. Healthy brand)...I'm looking forward to trying this recipe with the soy butter. (My grandma made homemade peanut butter fudge with the soy butter and it was amazing.)
Rest up, girl! Let's hope Sage cooperates and lets you get some rest! :) Take care and enjoy the weekend!
oh my goodness, i will have to make these!! praying for you...get lots of rest!!
i need to try this one! thanks c. i wonder if i could add chocolate chips... i add chocolate chips to everything ;-)
Those cookies are some of my favorites...so easy and so good. We called them Preacher Cookies when I was growing up, because if you saw the preacher coming down the lane, you could whip them up by the time he arrived in order to offer him a treat. :) That's how the story goes, anyway. We love them around here!
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