Description
Irresistible No Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies combine salty crunch with sweet smoothness for a quick dessert sensation. Minimal ingredients and zero oven time make these treats perfect for summer snacking or spontaneous sweet cravings you’ll devour.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 3 cups rice crispy cereal
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pretzels
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Seasoning:
- 1 dash sea salt
- 1 dash sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Spread parchment paper across a baking sheet to create a non-stick surface for easy treat preparation.
- Crush pretzels and mix thoroughly with cereal in a spacious mixing bowl, ensuring even distribution.
- In a saucepan, gently melt peanut butter, sugar, and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring continuously until the mixture transforms into a silky, uniform consistency.
- Remove heated mixture from stovetop and swiftly incorporate vanilla extract and salt, blending seamlessly.
- Pour warm mixture over cereal and pretzel combination, using a spatula to coat every morsel completely.
- Allow mixture to rest and slightly cool for approximately 3-4 minutes, helping ingredients bind together.
- While mixture is still pliable, fold chocolate chips throughout, ensuring even chocolate distribution before final setting.
- Using a cookie scoop or spoon, carefully deposit uniform clusters onto prepared parchment-lined sheet.
- Let treats settle and solidify at room temperature for 15-20 minutes until chocolate sets and clusters maintain their shape.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother mixing and easier blending of components.
- Customize treats by swapping pretzels with different crunchy alternatives like rice crackers or graham cracker pieces.
- Consider using dark chocolate chips for deeper flavor or white chocolate for sweeter variation.
- Store treats in airtight container at room temperature for maximum freshness, keeping them crisp and delicious for 3-5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg