These 3-ingredient peanut butter cookie energy bites are a healthier way to satisfy those peanut butter cookie cravings. Get the recipe now.
These peanut butter cookie energy bites have all the flavor of peanut butter cookies without needing to turn on the oven.
Simply combine Medjool dates, dry-roasted peanuts, a pinch of salt, and vanilla extract in a food processor and pulse away.
Once the mixture is sticky, similar to a cookie dough consistency, roll into balls then place in the freezer for ~20 minutes.
This recipe is also perfect to make with kids as they can help roll out the balls. Plus it’s perfectly safe if they sneak a bite or two of the mixture.
While I didn’t do a whole lot of cooking as a kid other than helping my dad and grandpa make pancakes, I have so many memories of baking with my mom and grandma – especially cookies.
For as long as I can remember, my Grandma had fiery red hair (which she dyed and none of us are exactly sure what her real hair color was) and an equally fiery personality to go with it. Instead of being the classic housewife of the 50’s, my grandma was a total socialite who didn’t cook.
However, the woman could whip up amazing Christmas cookies.
One year I was helping her make her two signature cookies: Scottish shortbread and classic peanut butter.
While she didn’t tolerate any sneaking of cookie dough from the bowl, she was patient with teaching me how to gently press a fork into the peanut butter cookie dough to make them look just right.
To this day, anytime I make classic peanut butter cookies, I always think about hers and how uniform they’d always come out.
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My little sous chef would love to help make these yummy no-bake peanut butter cookies! I feel like we may need a *not baking* project tomorrow. Thank you!
Hope these were a hit with you and your kiddo :)! Thanks Meredith!
You had me at 3 ingredients!
Hope you give them a try Megan! Thanks 🙂
I love simple recipes like this! They’re great for kids. Thanks for sharing!
Right? Especially during the holidays when there’s so much cooking and baking going on, it’s nice to have something quick and easy. Thanks Lizzie!