Description
Bursting with rich peanut butter flavor and the satisfying crunch of cornflakes, these Healthy No Bake Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies are a dream come true for peanut butter aficionados.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 1 cup natural peanut butter
- ½ cup maple sugar (or dry sugar of choice) *
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- Pinch sea salt *
Mix-In Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 cups organic cornflakes *
Optional Ingredients:
- Vegan chocolate chips for drizzling, melted
Instructions
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or wax paper, set aside.
- Measure out 5 cups of cornflakes and place into a large bowl, set aside.
- Place the all the Base Ingredients into a large stockpot, cook over medium-high heat stirring constantly so the syrup/sugar does not burn until the mixture comes to a boil. Stir vigorously for 30 seconds, ensuring all the sugar is melted, and the ingredients are thoroughly mixed and bubbly, then remove from the stove.
- Immediately stir in the vanilla, then quickly stir in the cornflakes. Mix until all the cornflakes are evenly coated.
- Using a large spoon, large cookie scoop, or ice cream scoop (with a trigger release) to drop batter onto the parchment paper or wax paper. Continue until all the mixture has been dropped onto the cookies sheet(s).
- Place the cookie sheets into the refrigerator for 30 minutes to harden. Once hardened, you can then transfer them to a cookie tin (or plastic container) and keep refrigerated.
- Optional: If drizzling with chocolate, heat the chocolate chips in a small saucepan (or microwave until melted), then drizzle the cookies with steams of chocolate. Refrigerate to harden the chocolate drizzle, then store in a cookie tin (or plastic container) in the refrigerator.
Notes
*Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.
*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
*Servings: 18 to 24 (largely dependent on the size of the cookies)