Published 8/19/2023 • Updated 9/7/2023 These peanut butter no-bake cookies are naturally gluten-free (use certified GF oats) and come together with just a few simple ingredients. Growing up, no-bake cookies were a staple in our house. Quick and easy to make, they were always around, especially throughout the holiday season dotting cookie and dessert trays. They will always be one of my favorite cookies (a close second to peanut butter oatmeal cookies) and bring me back to my childhood. Classic no-bake peanut butter cookies are full of sugar, butter, more sugar, and more butter. After lots of recipe testing, we created this recipe for more nutritious no-bake cookies. They’re everything we love about the original, with a few wholesome ingredient swaps and additions.
Storage
No-bake cookies keep best in the freezer. Once the cookies have fully frozen on the cookie sheet, transfer them to a freezer-safe bag or container and enjoy for up to 3 months. They won’t last that long, trust me!
Oats: Old-fashioned oats are the base of these cookies. Use certified GF oats to keep them gluten free. Peanuts + Peanut Butter: Chopped peanuts + all-natural (aka drippy) peanut butter add flavor AND protein. Each cookie has 5g of protein! Brown Rice Syrup + Honey: Both sweeten and bind all of the ingredients together. Chocolate Chips: Melt dark chocolate chips and drizzle on top of the cookies before freezing.
Swap the same amount of maple syrup for honey. Instead of a dark chocolate drizzle on top, mix in 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips before scooping and freezing. Make them chocolate: check out our no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies for a similar variation.
More Quick No-Bake Peanut Butter Recipes
Try our peanut butter protein balls, no-bake peanut butter oat cups, or peanut butter bars for other grab and go peanut butter snacks.
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