These peanut butter cookies are chewy and sweet. They don’t require any cooking or baking as there is no raw eggs or flour in them. This is the new way of “unbaking”, healthier, quicker and easier.
As well as being really easy to make, these cookies are healthier than your average treat as they are made with wholesome REAL food ingredients. With the added protein powder it makes them more balanced than the traditional high carb recipe. Old fashioned baked recipes always had tons of sugar, carbs and fats. The new modern way it to add protein making the recipe more balanced and healthy.
I know! Just when you thought there was no way to improve on a classic peanut butter cookie here is the recipe. These cookies are the stuff of dreams.
Sometimes you just want a simple dessert and when those cravings strike, reach for this fabulous cookies recipe. These treats are a bit like fudge in consistency, perfectly sweet, richly peanut butter and balanced with warm hints of vanilla. They come together very quickly and satisfy the cookie, fudge and quick snack craving! This recipe is so easy that even your kiddos can make them. All you do is mix the ingredients together, add them to a baking sheet and let them firm up.
They make the perfect snack or dessert when you need something that’s on the healthier side fast. It all starts with some peanut butter, which just needs to be stirred together with some oats, hemp seeds, coconut oil, honey and vanilla and you are done! I can see these making great gifts. Or make in a large batch and keep them in the freezer so there’s always a healthier treat on hand!
If you are craving all the cookies and totally not at all interested whatsoever in baking, then I have exactly the thing for you: this peanut butter no bake cookies recipe!! *Just act like you are surprised and like you didn’t totally read the title of this post* Lol.
When I’m in a super time crunch (okay, basically all the time), I cannot stand even the thought of making all my snacks from scratch. Then, I have a long talk with myself about how important it is to practice what I, erm, publish, and head into the kitchen to make All the Things.
Enter: my solution/your solution to making all of that long-winded kitchen time so much shorter so you can spend more time with your family. 😉 Enter: my favorite no bake cookies to date.
Welcome to very easiest easy peanut butter no bake cookies! They’re sooo easy to whip up and even easier to eat (‘cuz that’s how it should always work). With just a few simple steps, you will be enjoying soft ‘n chewy peanut butter no bake cookies aka the best no bake peanut butter oatmeal cookies you will ever meet.
Over the last few weeks, I have eaten more of these peanut butter no-bake cookies than I would like to admit as I got the recipe right. They are sweet and nutty, with an addictive chewy texture that comes from lots of peanut butter and whole rolled oats. I have pretty much had a constant supply of them on hand, because as soon as you finish one batch, it only takes a few minutes to whip up another and pop it in the fridge to chill.
I recommend you enjoy these peanut butter no-bake cookies for dessert or an afternoon treat, but if I’m being totally honest, they make a great grab-and-go breakfast, too. Can you tell that I can’t get enough of them?
Give the oven a break and whip up these healthier no-bake cookies loaded with peanut butter, oats and a few other goodies for a perfect easy dessert or treat!
Peanut Butter Protein Cookies (No Bake)
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/4 cup protein or collagen peptides powder
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.In a medium sized bowl, stir together peanut butter, honey, coconut oil and vanilla until smooth. If needed a couple of 15 second bursts in the microwave can help melt these ingredients together. Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with the bowl resting on top) to melt the ingredients together. Do not over heat, they just need a little help in softening and blending together. If you live in a hot climate you would not need to do this.Let the mixture cool as if you add the chocolate chips when its warm they will melt. Once cool, add the oats, coconut and chocolate chips and stir until combined. Use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the dough. Use your hands to form into 16-20 balls and place on the baking sheet, then flatten into disks with your fingers (the disks will become more cohesive as they chill).Chill for an hour or two or overnight to allow the cookies to firm up.Store refrigerated for up to 5 days or freezer for up to 3 months.
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