Avalanche Cookies {White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispie Clusters}

No bake cookie clusters held together with melted white chocolate and creamy peanut butter. Made with rice krispie cereal and peanuts.

Crunchy no bake white chocolate peanut butter rice krispie clusters. Avalanche Cookies are a quick and easy no-bake dessert recipe. Deliciously addictive, we've been making this simple Avalanche cookie recipe for several decades. Just 10 minutes and 5 ingredients!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Avalanche Cookies, Candy, No Bake Cookies, Peanut Clusters, white chocolate peanut butter

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings cookies

Calories 136kcal

Author Jessica (swankyrecipes.com)

Ingredients

3½ cups rice krispies cereal
½ cup creamy peanut butter
16 oz white chocolate chips I like to use Ghirardelli
1½ cup roasted peanuts
¾ tsp salt
3 tsp sprinkles, optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Melt chocolate in the microwave on power level 3 for 4-7 minutes, stirring occasionally until fully melted and smooth.
In a large bowl, mix together rice krispie cereal, peanut butter, peanuts, ½ tsp salt, and melted white chocolate.
Scoop into clusters or balls. Place on wax paper or parchment paper.
Sprinkle cookie cluster tops with ¼ salt. If desired sprinkle tops with sprinkles.
Allow cookies to cool; about 10 minutes before storing in a bag or container.

Notes

Adaptations to this recipe:

Swap out white chocolate and replace half of it with butterscotch baking chips (current favorite).
Swap half the peanut butter out for cookie butter.
Mix-ins: mini marshmallows, mini chocolate chips, chopped up reeses, toffee baking pieces
For a gluten-free recipe, try with cornflakes or chex cereal

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