It's Baking Time! Peanut Butter Krispies

It's that time of year when the leaves have all fallen, the turkeys lost their lives...and the snow is on it's way. IT'S CHRISTMAS COOKIE BAKING TIME, BABY! Our church has a "Cookie Walk" every year to benefit the Presbyterian Women's Club & since Bill & I started dating I've been donating cookies. Basically it's a giant cookie exchange. All of the women (and some men!) from our church bake cookies & display them on tables & people buy a bakery box & get to fill it to the brim with as many cookies as they'd like.

The recipe I use every year is my personal favorite no-bake recipe: Peanut Butter Krispies. This recipe originated from Sandra Lee & I've altered the steps to make the krispies the way we like them. In Sandra's original she suggests mixing the "gooey" ingredients separately & the rice cereal in last so it stays as loose & puffed as possible, but we prefer the cookies to be more solid, so I mix it all together & pack the ice cream scoop with the mixture.  This creates a more dense cookie that fills your mouth with flavor, rather than air. Without further adieu....

Peanut Butter Krispies
Makes approximately 30 cookies
Ingredients:
3 C Rice Cereal
1 C Peanut Butter Chips
1 C Peanut Butter (creamy)
7 oz Marshmallow Fluff

Ingredients - So simple!

Simply mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl until it has been combined to create a swirl-like appearance. Try not to crush the rice cereal too much in mixing.

Use a miniature ice cream scoop & scoop balls of the cookie "dough" onto a parchment-covered cookie sheet. Don't leave any room between the cookies so you can fit as many as possible on the sheet. You should be able to put one batch on a cookie sheet.

Place cookie-filled sheet into the fridge & let set for 30 min. Remove from sheet once set & store in a cool, dark place or in the fridge. If cookies get warm they will fall apart/melt together.

The finished project!! 

They take about 5-10 minutes to make (before chilling) and they're delicious!! Dress them up with a chocolate drizzle or use chocolate chips instead of peanut butter chips if you prefer. They are so simple & delicious; they will be a hit at all of your holiday gatherings. Happy Baking!