Oh wow, wow, wow, wow. I am so excited to share this recipe with you!!!!
Recently, I was the recipient of a delicious {and very heart warming} meal ministry….the sender gave me a dessert labeled “Monster Cookies”{It was a secret recipe- bummer!}.
Well, I knew I couldn’t live a day without trying to figure out how to recreate these amazing little masterpieces of awesomeness. So, here is my best effort- boy, are these gooooooooood.
A sweet friend of mine came over {who will remain nameless -she made me promise}after I made these and had 3..or 4? Oh, who counted? I could have eaten the entire plate! haha!
Anyways- make these, they’re good…really, really good. I love them. Make them for me.
* Naturally gluten-free.
In a medium sized mixing bowl add your oats, 5 Tbsp of peanut butter {save 2 Tbsp}, vanilla and salt. Set aside.
In a medium sauce pan bring brown sugar, milk, and butter to a simmer for about 3-4 mins- whisking so it doesn’t burn.
Pour hot mixture over dry mixture and stir well. Then, add in the remaining 2 Tbsp of peanut butter. Stir well again.
Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour until cooled and firm.
Add 1 cup of chocolate chips, mix with hands and shape into balls.
I can’t explain how good these are, you’re just going to have to try them yourself 😉
- 4 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 7 Tbsp of Peanut butter {divided 5 and 2}
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- In a medium sized bowl add oats, 5 Tbsp peanut butter, salt and vanilla. Set aside.
- In a medium sauce pan bring to a simmer your brown sugar, milk and butter. Let simmer for 3-4 mins-whisk every 30 seconds so the bottom doesn’t burn.
- Add hot mixture to your oat mixture. Stir well. Add the remaining 2 Tbsp of peanut butter and stir well again.
- Place bowl in refrigerator for 1 hour to let cool and firm up.
- Add 1 cup of chocolate chips, mix with hands and roll into balls.
Looks yummy! Do you think I would be able to freeze them? I am looking for new ideas for freezer items.
Yumm! These look amazing!! I love no-bake treats 🙂
I make something similar called Power Balls…Here’s the recipe…
1 cup oats
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use dark so I can eat more cookies and feel good about it:)
1/2 cup ground flax seed (Costco has the best at an awesome price!)
1/3 cup honey
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix and make into balls. I sometimes have to add a touch more honey to get it all to stick. Then refrigerate for 20-30 minutes, depending on how long you can wait:)
No stove top or oven required!! I made these all last summer and everyone loved them. They make everyone happy even the health nuts in your life because it uses honey instead of sugar:) I also have a child with constipation issues and these have a lot of flax seed in them to help him work things out:) Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amanda Fuller
Making these today! Thanks Amanda!
that sounds delicious!
Yummy! So easy and delicious! Thanks for the recipe!!
How do you store these? In the fridge or in a tupperware on the countertop?
I store them in the refrigerator!
OH MAN! I made these and when i rolled them, I also put powdered sugar on them. (they were a little sticky at the end) and my GOODNESS!!! I love peanut butter so these were a wonderful treat.
Thank you so much for posting this recipe for me to see