5-Ingredient Salted Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
A quick + easy no-bake cookie made by hand with dates and peanut butter (no food processor needed!). These simple little cookies are the perfect salty-sweet snack!
Ingredients
- 1 cup of medjool dates about 10 large dates*
- 2 Tablespoons virgin coconut oil
- 3/4 cup all-natural peanut butter creamy or crunchy both work- you choose!
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats**
- a few pinches of flaky salt for topping (optional)
Instructions
- 1. Remove the pits from your dates and put them in a microwave-safe mixing bowl with the coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds, or until coconut oil is just barely melted and dates are warm.
- 2. Use a fork to mash the dates and coconut oil into a thick paste (some small lumps of dates are fine), then add all remaining ingredients and continue to mash/mix with a fork until fully combined. If needed, switch to a study wooden spoon or your hands to get everything. fully combined.
- 3. Portion dough into 8-10 cookies (approx. 2-Tablespoon each), flattening into discs with your hands. If desired, add a tiny pinch of flaky salt on top of each cookie.
- 4. Eat immediately for a soft, warm, cookie dough-like experience, or transfer to a container and chill for 30 minutes, or up to 7 days, for a cold, firm, baked cookie-like texture.
Notes
*If your dates aren't soft/sticky, you can cover them with warm water to soak for 10 minutes before fully draining and proceeding with the recipe.
**Old-fashioned oats work too, but add a little more texture to these cookies. If that's all you have, you can either use them as is, or toss them into a blender or food processor and pulse 4 or 5 times to break them down a bit into a more 'quick oat' texture.
No microwave? The dates and coconut oil can be gently heated in a pot on the stove over low, just until the coconut oil is melted. Transfer them into a bowl and proceed with the directions as written.
**Old-fashioned oats work too, but add a little more texture to these cookies. If that's all you have, you can either use them as is, or toss them into a blender or food processor and pulse 4 or 5 times to break them down a bit into a more 'quick oat' texture.
No microwave? The dates and coconut oil can be gently heated in a pot on the stove over low, just until the coconut oil is melted. Transfer them into a bowl and proceed with the directions as written.