These delicious cookies are no bake and are sweetened with dates. There is no sugar added to these yet they taste sweet! They can be gluten-free very easily, and even nut-free with a bit of creativity using granola or seeds. You can use whatever ingredients you want to create a variety of different flavors. We chose chocolate peanut butter because who doesn’t love that combo and my kids thought Santa would love them. I tend to agree, “he” is going to really enjoy these with his milk on Christmas Eve.
You can also sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
Santa and little boys like them that way.
Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Christmas Cookies
Print RatePrep Time: 10 hours 50 minutes
Cook Time: 10 hours 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 1-1/3 cup pitted Medjool dates
- 1 cup natural peanut butter creamy or crunchy
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp salt optional
- 1 tbsp water as needed
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Combine dates, peanut butter, vanilla, cocoa powder and salt in a food processor and puree until combined and sticking together.
- If the mixture seems a bit too dry, add water and continue to puree. You probably won't need it.
- Remove mixture from bowl and for bar shaped pieces, press it down onto a cutting board and form into a square or rectangle. Cut into 10-12 square or bar shaped pieces.
- For balls, take small pieces of the mixture and roll into small balls. Makes approx. 18 balls.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
- Chill until eaten.
Notes
These do end up a bit stickier than Larabars. I would suggest wrapping each bar in wax paper if you want to take them on-the-go.
None of us can stop eating these.
Abigail says
December 31, 2012 at 7:55 amBoth “Lara Bar” Recipes sound amazing!! Thank you for sharing! I just finished the last of my dates but ill be stocking up stat! Can’t wait to try!!!:)
Mom Foodie says
December 23, 2012 at 7:12 amThe ingredients sound yummy, and they look good, but I keep thinking how these would make edible Reindeer poo for naughty kidlets on Christmas…lol
Paula @ Frosted Fingers says
December 17, 2012 at 10:04 amI’m adding dates to my shopping list to give these a try!
Kyle says
December 17, 2012 at 12:33 amThese look too good. I have a co-worker who likes to make something similar for our office Christmas Party each year, but, honestly, these look better. 🙂
Marla Zickefoose says
December 16, 2012 at 1:33 pmSounds yummy!! I can’t wait to make these!
pam says
December 15, 2012 at 6:26 pmThank you! I can’t wait to try these!