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No-Bake Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Cookies

Get kids helping out in the kitchen with this great starter recipe. Serve these tasty treats cool and sliced into squares.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).
  • Yield Makes 16 squares
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups salted peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 4 cups Rice Krispies

Directions

  1. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with wax paper or baking parchment. Place the corn syrup and sugars in a large saucepan over medium heat and stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.
  2. Stir in the peanut butter and mix well to combine. Quickly stir in the vanilla and Rice Krispies. Spread into the lined baking pan. Cool and slice into squares.

Recipe Reviews

  • BeeJayKay
    10 Dec, 2012

    I thot this was GREAT! Easy, simple and quick! I melted chocolate chips and spread on top.... either way A ok! Definitely will make this again!

  • Faye Hoffpauer
    25 Jun, 2012

    This is an old school lunch lady recipe...I'm 48yrs old. Started having these in Catholic school when I was 6yrs old...went on to public school...I missed the Peanutbutter "Crunchies" so I found out the recipe from one of the lunch ladies! I still make them. They are a favorite with my youth group :)

  • MiaTX
    19 Jun, 2012

    I used honey instead of corn syrup and honey powder instead of brown sugar, omitted granulated sugar.

  • MiaTX
    19 Jun, 2012

    I used honey instead of corn syrup and honey powder instead of brown sugar, omitted granulated sugar.

  • TraceyRoot
    21 Apr, 2012

    look fantastic! Hope they taste as good and look as good

  • questam
    10 Jul, 2011

    These were awesome! I added mini choc chips but they melted, but they were still good.

  • JanKG
    25 Jan, 2011

    These are easy and taste great. I had been looking for this recipe - used to eat it when I was a kid. Corn syrup or marshmallows - it's dessert - ENJOY ! :) I enjoy the show and would love to have the Mad Hungry cookbook on iPad.

  • JulieandBearkat
    20 Jan, 2011

    I followed this recipe and it is fantastic! My old recipe calls for marshmallows and it isn't nearly so good. These are chewy, and delicious, not dry and crunchy.

  • dramatoad
    18 Jan, 2011

    marshmallows are as bad as corn syrup.

  • melissanichol
    14 Dec, 2010

    just make sure you add some butter to the pan first!

  • melissanichol
    14 Dec, 2010

    marshmallows would work instead of corn syrup.. and it keeps it traditional!

  • cardiovass
    5 Dec, 2010

    They look great! I am not a fan of corn syrup. What would be a good substitute?

  • Gayda
    24 Nov, 2010

    anyone know if I can freeze these?

  • bekern
    2 Nov, 2010

    Yum%21%21%21

  • reader256
    14 Oct, 2010

    terrific! they are super easy and delicious!