You know, my kids don’t stop wanting sacks and treats just because it’s 110F outside my kitchen window but that 110F degrees does stop me wanting to turn on my oven. I promise you there have been times when no matter how hard the air conditioner tries to keep up the kitchen is hot enough that butter pools in the butter dish. In other words, there is no way that I am going to bake cookies or anything else.
I have two teenage boys once again and they are constantly wanting a snack but I can only afford so much fruit so I’ve pretty much got to come up with something they can eat that is easy and won’t set my 100 year old heart pine floors on fire from the heat in the kitchen. No-bake cookies and desserts are the answer, of course.
Sending your kid outside to play here in Texas is not something you want to do after about 10 AM when the blacktop starts to liquify and heat waves shimmer up off the pavement. We have a pool but it can even get too hot for that. Reading, watching TV, video games, and computer stuff is pretty much it around here — except for the snacking. My kids have taken snacking to Olympic status – and when the grandkids come over the first thing they say after, “Where’s Grampa?” (we know who the favorite is, don’t we?) is, “I’m hungry, Gramma.”
I remember playing Monopoly or Scrabble on the porch when I was a kid. We didn’t use air conditioning as much as now and evenings were long, sultry, events filled with lightening bugs, cold sweet tea, and Hide and Seek. The adults would talk and the sound of their voices would become a buzz in my ears until I’d open my eyes to bright sunlight in my own room. I don’t know that any of us got overheated. We gulped water from the garden hose when we were thirsty and waded ankle deep in cool creeks, looking under rocks for crawfish. Summer meant freedom and we were determined to grasp every moment. As Auntie Mame said, “Life’s a feast!”
And it was.
Sometimes I feel bad because I feel like my kids are missing out on that freedom. I hate that they watch television (currently at our house they’re binge watching Gilmore Girls) so much and miss out on the things that I treasured. I remember my mom saying the same thing and I’ve realized that they will have their own special memories and magic because summer magic is something you experience on an individual level. It can be described to, but not experienced by, those around you.
So, anyway, I’ll be sharing a lot of no-bake snacks and desserts this summer. I’ll probably talk way too much and share way to many memories but y’all know how to scroll down, right?
Today’s recipe is really one of my favorites. If you have a microwave you can do these in about five minutes. These no-bake Rolo cookies are so good that it’s just unbelievable. After all, who doesn’t like chocolate, caramel, and pecans? Chewy, crispy, crunchy, gooey goodness on a plate. So easy that your kids can make them with little to no supervision, depending on how old they are.
If your house stays warm you’ll want to keep them in the fridge or the chocolate will be all melty.
Easy, No-Bake Turtle Cookies
Ingredients
- 24 Ritz Crackers
- 12 Rolos, , wrappers removed
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips or coating chocolate
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Lay 12 Ritz crackers on a microwave safe dish.
- Add 1 Rolo to the center of each.
- Microwave for 1 minutes.
- Gently press the remaining Ritz Crackers on top of the softened Rolos to make a sandwich.
- Refrigerate while melting the chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave stirring ever few seconds until smooth.
- Dip the Ritz sandwiches into the chocolate covering completely.
- Sprinkle on the pecans while the chocolate is still melty.
- Chill until the chocolate is set.
If you like No-Bake Rolo cookies you may also like…
No Bake Chocolate Billionaires
Kahlua and Chocolate Krispie Treats
Healthy No Bake White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies The Big Man’s World
No Bake Nutter Butter Butterfinger Bars The Domestic Rebel
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Unfortunately, 60 seconds was wayyyyy too long in microwave for rolos… Should have known better! Make sure you check after 20-30 seconds! Mine burned🙄🙄🙄🙄
I am so excited to try these! I think I’ve told you before that I am a challenged baker. If I can make these with a microwave, I am all over that!
This are so good… and the kids can make them. 😉
ROLOS?? I’m in!
🙂
Haven’t had a rolo in years, must try these sinful little things 🙂
🙂 They are some of my favorites in the summer!
OMG! I love Ritz crakers but haven’t had them in ages.
You’ll love these, then!
Did someone say Rolos?!?! Yeah, you pretty much had me there. When you added in Ritz crackers, i was done. These sound freking amazing and I can’t wait to make some for my kids soon!
LOL! They are so good. 🙂
Oh man… quick AND chocolatey?! Yummmmmm!
My favorite kind…anything with the words quick and chocolate. 🙂
I was obsessed with Rolo’s, especially semi frozen…they were so good! I need to get myself some and whip these up!
Let me know what you think.
Dear Marye, These cookies look wonderful and so easy. Perfect summer cookie. xo, Catherine
Thanks Catherine!
Easy and no bake in one sentence..count me in! I LOVE no bake recipes for the summer 🙂
Me too! Thanks!
These looks so easy to make. Perfect afternoon recipe for the kids and I to do together. Thanks.
They really are! Thanks for stopping by.
These are amazing! Our air conditioning is broken, so it’s an extremely uncomfortable 85 degrees in the house almost daily. I’ve started to loathe turning on the oven. Therefore, these are on my to-make-soon list. I definitely miss those days of wandering around, staying out until I was dragged in, and never caring one ounce about tv or video games…
Right? I feel ya on the no a/c. several years ago we didn’t have it (broken, couldn’t afford to fix) for 3 years. In TEXAS! Ugh.
These look and sound so delicious and are a great way to get your cookie snacking on without heating up the kitchen. I swear I could feel the heat you’re experiencing in Texas just by reading your post. I wish I could send you a cool breeze.
It hasn’t been bad this year so far, Renee. 🙂
So I just love your Auntie Mame, Marye. “Life’s a feast!” These look super for quick and decadent snacking in summer! Thanks for the great inspiration, and hope things cool down soon! (Hope springs eternal, huh?)
Thanks Allie!