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No-bake chocolate cookie icebox cake

No-bake chocolate cookie icebox cake

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A Dutch-style cake without an oven: crumbled biscuits mixed with sugar, cocoa, egg, and melted butter, shaped into a crown, dusted with powdered sugar, an…

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Recipe from Vangelis, JopkeB, Pjetter and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This chocolate cake doesn’t require an oven – everything happens in the refrigerator. Shaped like a crown, it is cut into slices once it has completely chilled.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time7 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total3 hr 27 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$3.10 $0.39 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.40
  • $2.31
  • $0.09
  • $0.30

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the sugar in a large mixing bowl. ≈ 3 min
  2. Add the cocoa and egg, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Melt the butter and add it to the mixture, stirring well.
  4. Crush the cookies into small pieces. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add them to the mixture and stir until they are all evenly coated in chocolate. ≈ 4 min
  6. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  7. Place the mixture on a large plate and form a ring. ≈ 10 min
  8. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. ≈ 2 min
  9. Refrigerate until the cake is firm and cold, and easy to cut.

The bill

No-bake chocolate cookie icebox cake

  • 1 large egg$0.40
  • 250 g of butter (or vegetable margarine)$2.31
  • 7 to 8 level tablespoons of granulated sugar$0.09
  • powdered sugar$0.30

Total$3.10

that's $0.39 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • 250 g of butter (or vegetable margarine)
  • 7 to 8 level tablespoons of granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
  • approximately 250g of dry biscuits
  • powdered sugar

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