If the yellowed index card doesn’t give it away, the “White Karo Corn Syrup” ingredient must.
It’s another gem from the depths of Mother Lovett’s never ending recipe collection.
And you can imagine my excitement when I found this, for they are made with an ingredient I absolutely adore: graham cracker crumbs.
True story: sometimes I melt butter in the microwave, add graham cracker crumbs, add marshmallows, then add chocolate chips and microwave again for a “s’mores bowl.” I’m sort of embarrassed to admit that. But not really. And then I somehow convince myself that it is a healthy snack. I can work wonders.
I have never seen a non-cheesecake cookie, let alone a no-bake cookie, that is made with graham cracker crumbs. And there are a plethora of no-bake cookies making their rounds. My heart was singing as I rolled the dough into balls.
As we all know, there is only one way to make peanut butter better…
The best part of the graham cracker crumbs is that they cause these cookies to be a bit salty. If you know me, you know that chocolate + peanut butter + salt is my kryptonite.
And if you don’t know me, well… just look in the dictionary under the word “bacon” and there will probably be a picture of my face.
So since we have some salty, peanut buttery goodness going on here, you can only imagine how fabulous a drizzle of chocolate is on top.
The cookies are not super sweet, so the chocolate is perfect. Not too rich… they are just right.
I find that the cookies are best when cold, just coming out of hibernation in the fridge with a thick, cool layer of fudge drizzle on top. I adapted that original recipe a bit due to what I had on hand and through some trial and error. I’m not ashamed to say that I ate the rejects too.
I’ll take ten please.
No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
makes about 20 cookies
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup brown rice syrup (you can sub corn or maple syrup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of ginger
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Dough will be very crumbly, but continue to mix. Form 1 inch balls with hands – if dough is too crumbly to stick together, add a bit more peanut butter or syrup until it comes together a bit more. Just continue to work with it. Flatten balls and press with a fork to create indentations.
Melt chocolate in a double boiler and drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Santa better leave diamonds under the tree.
I’m Jessica and this is where I share my stuff. You will find a balance of healthy recipes, comfort food and indulgent desserts.
I just want you to know that you have a humor that cannot be denied. Just reading through your delicious sounding recipes & pictorials to go along with the commentary literally makes me laugh out loud is great. Thanks for not being uptight & having an awesome sense of humor to go along with food.. my number one hobby. Thanks for sharing. :-)
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Jessica — August 15th, 2011 @ 9:02 pm
Thanks Brook!
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natasha — September 29th, 2011 @ 6:26 pm
love you jessica <3
1/2 + 1 tablespoon cup creamy peanut butter
Please explain to me what this measurement means?
Are you saying 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon peanut butter or
1/2 tablespoon plus 1 tablespoon of peanut butter?
Thanks!
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Jessica — August 22nd, 2011 @ 11:30 am
Oops yep, it’s a 1/2 cup! Sorry for the typo.
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Thank you – - they sound good and I can’t wait to make them!
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awsome cookies and i im only 12 so i will have my mom make a lot love yooh Deena
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gabbi — February 10th, 2012 @ 10:23 pm
hehe or you could make em yourself!
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I just made these & my husband tasted the batter & really liked them! Thanks for a great recipe. Has anyone tried substituting Agave Nectar for the brown rice syrup? I used maple syrup & it worked well too.
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ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh, i just made these fabulous cookies, with tahini instead of pb (eventhough i adore pb, but i couldn’t share if i used it) and maple syrup and maple sugar… wow… i am surprised i have stopped stuffing them in my face long enough to type this… thankyouthankyouthankyou…
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