If there’s one dessert that takes us back to our childhood, it has to be a cookie. Haven’t we all sneaked into the kitchen to steal our favourite cookies from that big jar our moms hid at the top of the shelf? Do you still crave those homemade cookies? What’s stopping you from making them? If your answer is an oven, then we’ve got you covered! You can make delicious no-bake cookies with various alternatives. Here are five ways to make mouthwatering cookies without an oven.
1. Slow cooker
You can easily make delicious no-bake cookies with the help of a cooking pot. Grease the pot with butter and place parchment paper on it. Put the batter inside the pot, flatten it, and voila! Place the pot inside the slow cooker, set it to a medium flame and wait for 2-3 hours until golden brown. Serve these crumble cookies with a hot cup of coffee, and enjoy.
2. Pan
To make pan-based cookies, you need to use room-temperature dough. Flatten it and place small, rounded portions of the dough on the pan. Cover it with a lid and keep checking the progress because the cookies are high in sugar and might get overcooked. Take the cookies off the stove once they have a shiny texture on the top and are golden brown at the bottom. And there you have freshly baked cookies without an oven.
3. Air Fryer
If you love low-calorie cookies without using the oven, then an air fryer would be the perfect choice. Place a parchment paper in the fryer, and put disc-shaped portions of batter on it. Set the air fryer’s temperature to 305°F and wait 5-10 minutes until the batter turns into lip-smacking cookies.
4. Steamer
Do you prefer cookies that feel like a cushion on your palette? Then, the steamer is here to give you the soft-bake cookie experience without an oven. Put the steamer on the stove and place a parchment paper on it. Make tiny balls of cookie dough and keep them inside the steamer. Cover the basket and wait for 15 minutes until they set. Enjoy the chewy no-bake cookies that will melt like happiness in your mouth.
5. Deep fryer
Yes, we are still talking about cookies, not pakoras. Cookies can be deep-fried but need extra support so they don’t break apart when dipped in hot oil. You can prevent this by using a readymade pancake mix or a homemade one, as per your preference. Once you make tiny flattened cookie dough discs, quickly dunk them in the pancake batter and put them in the heated oil. Keep frying until they turn golden brown. You can dust them with powdered sugar, and they are ready to serve.
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