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No Bake Cookie Bars

Cassidy Morris
The classic no bake peanut butter chocolate cookies but in bar form. Easy, delicious and oh so gooey.
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup milk
  • 2 Cups sugar
  • 1/2 Cup butter (one stick)
  • 1/2 Cup cocoa powder
  • 2/3 Cup peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 Cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 Cups rice cereal

Instructions
 

  • In a medium sized sauce pan add your milk, sugar, butter and cocoa and stir until dissolved. Let come to a rolling boil and stay on heat for 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in salt, vanilla and peanut butter. Stir until well combined and add in oats and cereal until fully coated.
  • In a 9 x 16“ baking dish lined with parchment paper, pour your mixture in and spread out evenly.
  • Chill for 30 minutes and allow time to set before cutting into bars.
  • Share & enjoy your delicious treat inspired by the “no bake cookie.”

Notes

You can make these without the rice cereal as well, that just adds an extra crunch.
Keyword chocolate, nobakecookies, nobakedessert, peanutbutterdessert