Avalanche Cookies
on Nov 01, 2021, Updated Dec 05, 2024
Easy No Bake Avalanche Cookies are the best simple dessert made with only 5 ingredients! The perfect holiday sweet treat to make for your family.
These avalanche cookies are the best no bake dessert!
Avalanche cookies are made with melted white chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and mini marshmallows mixed with rice krispies.
Top them with mini chocolate chips and you have the perfect irresistible no bake treat!
Especially around Christmastime I love a good tin full of homemade no-bake cookies.
Ingredients Needed
- Rice krispies cereal: or any crisp rice cereal
- Mini marshmallows: the miniature size adds the taste of ooey gooey marshmallow to every bite
- White chocolate chips
- Mini chocolate chips: semi-sweet or dark chocolate mini chocolate chips will both work
- Creamy no stir peanut butter
How to make avalanche cookies
Step 1: Mix the rice krispies and mini marshmallows together in a bowl.
Step 2: In a medium saucepan, add the white chocolate chips and peanut butter and melt over low heat, stirring constantly until melted and smooth.
Recipe Tip
Be careful on this step as white chocolate will burn quickly. Take your time and stir constantly to make sure the chocolate melts perfectly without burning.
Step 3: Pour the white chocolate melted peanut butter mixture over the rice krispies and mini marshmallows and stir to combine.
A rubber spatula works best for stirring all of the sticky no bake ingredients together.
Step 4: Use a mini cookie scoop to drop batter onto the lined baking sheet.
You can use either wax paper or parchment paper, you just need a non stick surface for easy cleanup.
Step 5: Sprinkle the tops of the no bake cookies generously with mini chocolate chips. Work quickly so that the chocolate chips stick to the tops before the white chocolate hardens.
Step 6: Chill the no bake avalanche cookies in the refrigerator until firm.
Storing
- In the refrigerator: store leftover cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- In the freezer: store in an airtight container in the freezer for 2-3 months. Allow the cookies to thaw for a few minutes before eating.
These little no bake cookies are loaded with white chocolate peanut butter marshmallow flavor and so very simple to make.
You will impress your guests with these for sure! A great simple dessert that can be made any time of year.
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No Bake Avalanche Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups rice krispies cereal
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 11 oz white chocolate chips, I used ghiradelli
- ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup creamy no stir peanut butter
Instructions
- Line two baking sheets with wax paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the rice krispies and mini marshmallows.
- In a medium saucepan, add the white chocolate chips and peanut butter and melt them together over low heat, stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the chocolate.
- Pour the white chocolate melted peanut butter over the rice krispies and mini marshmallows and stir gently to combine.
- Use a mini cookie scoop to drop the no bake batter onto the lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle the tops of the avalanche cookies generously with mini chocolate chips before the cookies set.
- Chill the cookies in the fridge until firm. Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer
These are so easy to make and extremely delicious. My husband said it is kind of like crunchy peanut butter fudge. I’ve made two batches already.
So glad you enjoyed them Jeanne!