Everyone loves gooey, fresh-baked cookies, whether you make them for a cookie swap, as holiday treats or just for the heck of it. But, what do you do when it’s too hot to bake? Or you’re short on time? We’ve rounded up our best no-bake cookie recipes to prove you can whip up an indulgent dessert with ingredients you probably have sitting in your pantry, no oven necessary. For starters, these peanut butter-chocolate cookies take just minutes of work; most of the time is spent waiting for them to harden into the rich, nutty, chocolaty delights that they are.
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Peanut butter is a wonderfully versatile ingredient: It s packed with protein and healthy fats, comes in creamy and chunky varieties, and has a flavor that easily works with both sweet and savory recipes. To prove just how versatile it is, we ve rounded up our best recipes that use peanut butter, starting with the Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies that are pictured here. It s a recipe that dates back to 1999, but we pulled it from the archives because it s always a hit. Perhaps that s all thanks to the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, the 25-minute total time, or the fact that they only include six basic pantry ingredients. Either way, these treats always delight.