2 Ingredient No Bake Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies
Easy no bake peanut butter cookies that can be eaten for a snack or dessert. These cookies are just 2 ingredients and don't contain any flour, added sugar, butter or eggs.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (256 g) unsweetened natural peanut butter
- 3/4 cup (106 g) pitted and halved Medjool dates
Instructions
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Add dates to a food processor. If your dates are a little dry, see note section for how to rehydrate them before using. Pulse until dates form a smooth paste. You will need to scrape down the sides of your food processor a few times with a spatula to help your food processor mix the dates. Your date paste should also roll up into a ball when done.
- Once dates are ready, add in peanut butter. Pulse until peanut butter is completely incorporated. Make sure to pause and scrape peanut butter from the sides and bottom of the food processor with a spatula to help mix the ingredients completely. When the peanut butter is fully incorporated, it should form a thick cookie dough.
- Scoop 1 tbsp of dough. Place onto the prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
- Roll one piece of dough between your palms until it forms a smooth compact ball. Press down on the ball slightly with the palm of your hand until it becomes a thick round disk (about 1/2 inch thick). Repeat with remaining dough. Use the back of a fork to make criss-cross pattern on the surface of each cookie.
- Cookies can be eaten right away but I prefer to put them in the fridge to firm up a little more. Place cookies in the fridge for about 30 minutes to an hour to let them firm up. The cookies will not change form. Placing them in the fridge just makes them more sturdy to hold. Store uneaten cookies at room temperature for 1-2 days or longer in the fridge.
Notes
- Dates tend to start getting dry soon after you open them. If your dates are not soft and moist you may need to rehydrate them. To do so, soak them in warm water for about 15 minutes. Then pat dry and use.
- Dates need to be pitted and halved before measuring them
- If you don't have a food processor you can try buying premade date paste (make sure it's just dates in the ingredient list) or try making your own by hand with a fork (your dates will need to be very soft).
- Make sure to use natural peanut butter (just salt and peanuts in the ingredient list). The dough will not form if you use regular peanut butter.
- See post for potential ingredient substitutions.
- Dates provide a lot of nutrition and are a natural sweetener. However they are high in sugar so these cookies may not be suitable if you are looking for very low sugar cookies or have dietary restrictions.
- Measurements provided are in US standard units.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 100kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 19mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, NET CARBS: 6
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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