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No Bake Crunchy Peanut Caramel Cookies

Quick, crunchy, and irresistibly chocolatey these no-bake cookies combine caramel, peanuts, and cornflakes for a treat that sets in minutes and disappears even faster!
Prep Time15 minutes
20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate peanut cookies, cornflake cookies, no bake cookies, peanut caramel cookies
Yield: 12
Calories: 220kcal

Ingredients

Caramel Mixture:

  • - 40 g soft caramel store-bought or homemade
  • - 40 g peanuts chopped

Cornflake Mixture:

  • - 250 g milk chocolate
  • - 40 g cornflakes

Garnish:

  • - Extra melted milk chocolate for drizzling
  • - Chopped peanuts

Instructions

Mix & Melt

  • Combine caramel and chopped peanuts in a small bowl. Melt milk chocolate in a double boiler until smooth, then stir in cornflakes until fully coated.
    Mixing cornflakes with melted chocolate for no bake cookies.

Assemble

  • Spoon a layer of the chocolate cornflake mix onto parchment paper, add a little caramel-peanut filling, and top with another spoon of the cornflake mix.
    Adding caramel peanut filling to chocolate cornflake cookies.

Finish & Chill

  • Drizzle with melted chocolate, sprinkle chopped peanuts, and refrigerate for 20 minutes until firm.
    Drizzling melted chocolate and adding peanuts to cookies.

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Notes

Use roasted unsalted peanuts for the best flavor.
- Swap cornflakes for Rice Krispies for a lighter crunch.
- Freeze leftovers up to 2 months.