I am back in the states from my amazing trip in Kenya (look out for a few more posts about the trip – we had some spotty internet for a while). Today, Ashley from Hello Nature is sharing a delicious no bake recipe!

Hi everyone! It’s Ashley from over at Hello Nature. I am super excited to share this delicious no bake peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough bar recipe with you today! I am a cookie dough lover to the very core. If we have cookie dough in our house, you can bet that 90% of it is eaten by me. And most likely raw. Before you lecture me on the dangers of that, I know. But since I’ve never gotten sick from it, I keep doing it. Not that I’m condoning it, but I’m convinced I’ve eaten enough cookie dough in my lifetime that I’m now immune to getting sick from it.

But since I know it’s probably not a good idea to keep doing that, I figured there had to be a better way to enjoy it. And there is! The answer lies in these no bake cookie dough bars. They’re egg-free, absolutely delicious, and super easy to make. Plus they combine my love for peanut butter and chocolate so it’s a win-win.

Ingredients:

For the Bars:

• 1/2 Cup of Butter (1 stick)
• 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tsp Vanilla
• 2 Cups Flour
• 1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 1/2 Cups of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1/2 Cup of Peanut Butter Chips

For the frosting:

• 1 Cup of Chunky Peanut Butter (You can use creamy, too)
• 1 Cup of Peanut Butter Chips
• 1/2 Cup of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Steps:

For the Bars:

1. Combine the butter and brown sugar. Mix together until the butter is whipped/fluffy (2-3 minutes.)
2. Add in the vanilla and mix thoroughly.
3. Pour half of the flour and half of the sweetened condensed milk in and mix until combined. Repeat with the rest of the flour and sweetened condensed milk.
4. Fold in the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.
5. Lay parchment paper over an 8×8 square dish and grease the parchment paper.
6. Pour the mixture in and let harden in the fridge (approximately 3-4 hours or overnight.)

For the Frosting:

1. combine the ingredients and melt in the microwave. Cook at 60% power for 1 minute and stir. Cook for another minute and stir. Repeat until the mixture has fully melted.
2. Pour the frosting over the top of the cookie dough bars and let harden in the fridge for a few hours.
3. Serve cold + enjoy!

Adapted from Life’s Simple Measures

One of the reasons I love these is that I always have the ingredients on hand. So if we have company coming over (or if I just feel like I’m in need of an indulgent dessert) – these are easy to whip together! And the fact that it tastes pretty much exactly like the cookie dough I know I’m not supposed to be eating? Best dessert ever.

Enjoy!