No Bake Gingerbread Cookies offer a delightful way to enjoy the flavors of the holiday season without the need for an oven! This easy no bake cookies recipe brings together basic ingredients like sugar, pudding mix, molasses, oats and a blend of warm spices to create a delicious treat.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cool1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, no bake dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: NO BAKE GINGERBREAD COOKIES
Servings: 24cookies
Calories: 160kcal
Author: Jessica & Nellie
Ingredients
1 ½cupssugar
¾cupbutter
⅔cupmilk
3.4ozbox instant vanilla pudding
3cupsquick oats
1TBSPmolasses
¼tspGingerpowder
2tspcinnamon
dash of ground cloves
1 ½tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Cookie batter: In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the sugar, butter, and milk. Add in all three spices and stir together to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue to stir occasionally. Let the mixture boil for 5 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract and dry pudding mix until smooth. Add in the oats and stir well to combine all ingredients.
Shape: Drop the cookie mixture by the spoonsful onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. If desired, top with festive holiday sprinkles.
Cool: Let the cookies cool for about 10-15 minutes before removing them from the parchment paper. Store for later or serve and eat immediately, enjoy!
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container on the countertop for up to 5 days. Cookies can be frozen for up to 2 months.