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3 Ingredient No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

Delicious peanut butter cookies made with just 3 ingredients! No baking required, stupid easy to make, cross between a cookie and a peanut butter cup! Vegan!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: NO Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
Servings: 12 cookies
Author: Adapted from Minimalist Baker

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rolled oats old fashioned gluten-free
  • 1 Pinch sea salt optional
  • 3/4 cup medjool dates pitted // measured after pitting
  • 1/2 cup natural salted peanut butter creamy or crunchy

CHOCOLATE GLAZE optional

  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips "accidental" vegan chips
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Add oats and salt (optional) to a food processor and blend into a flour. Add dates and blend for 30 seconds more or until finely chopped.
  •  Add peanut butter and blend until a dough forms.
  • Scoop out 2-Tbsp amounts of dough and carefully form into mounds. Place on a parchment-lined pan or tray. 
  • Use the back of a fork to create a cross hatch on the top of the cookies 
  • Place chips and oil in a heatproof bowl.  Melt chocolate chips in microwave at 50% power, stirring occasionally until it is melted and has a sauce-like consistency 
  • Dip the cookies in (about halfway), let excess drip off, and place on a parchment-lined pan or tray. Freeze 10 minutes or place in fridge until chocolate hardens,
  • Cookies can be kept in the refrigerator up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 1 month. 
  • Optional: Instead of glaze, add 1/4-1/3 cup mini-chocolate chips to dough right before shaping.