These simple 4- ingredient No-Bake Christmas Crunch Cookies are the perfect holiday cookie to enjoy at home and give as gifts!

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Who’s ready for all things sweet for the holidays?! I am! I can’t wait to make all of my favorites like Christmas Pinwheel CookiesPeanut Butter Blossoms and Old Fashioned Saltine Cracker Toffee and these sweet treats that aren’t baked at all – No-Bake Christmas Crunch Cookies!

No-Bake Christmas Cookies

With just 4 simple ingredients, these no-bake Christmas cookies will become a family favorite! Plus, they’re budget-friendly!

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Ingredients

  • White Chocolate Chips – You can always use other flavors of chocolate chips as well!
  • Peanut Butter – I like to use creamy peanut butter.
  • Rice Krispies
  • Marshmallows

How to Make Christmas Crunch Cookies

  1. Melt the chocolate chips- In a double boiler, melt chips. Remove from heat.
  2. Add the peanut butter – Add in peanut butter and stir until smooth
  3. Add the cereal and marshmallows – Mix in rice krispies and marshmallows and stir until combined
  4. Add to the baking sheet- Drop by tablespoons onto waxed paper.
  5. Chill – Chill in the fridge until firm.
  6. Store – Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
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These no-bake treats couldn’t be easier! White chocolate chips and peanut butter are melted together before being added to marshmallows and rice krispies.

Tips + Variations:

  • If you don’t have a double broiler – just make one with what you have on hand! Using a sauce pan, add a few inches of water and simmer. Add a metal bowl or glass bowl that will fit snuggly on top of the sauce pan. Be careful to not burn yourself when you remove the bowl after you melt the ingredients. The bowl will be very hot and the steam will come out from under the bowl!
  • Use milk chocolate chips in place of white chocolate chips
  • Add in other ingredients to the mix – nuts, cereals, etc…

FAQs

How do I store these no bake cookies?

Keep them stored in an airtight container and keep them in the fridge.

Can I make chocolate no bake cookies?

You can use milk chocolate chips and make peanut butter no bake cookies easily enough!

Would these cookies make good gifts?

Anything edible that is homemade always makes a great gift idea! Just get a cute gift box and share!

christmas crunch cookies

This is one of our favorite sweet treats to make every Christmas since my good friend, Angie, shared it with me years ago. Angie and her mom would bake and whip up every Christmas cookie and candy you could imagine each year and we’d always be invited over to sample it all!

I’m so glad she shared this recipe with me because it’s one that completes our holiday season!

Try these No-Bake Christmas Crunch Cookies this year – they’re simple and soooo yummy! You won’t be able to eat just one! Enjoy!!

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christmas crunch cookies

No-Bake Christmas Crunch Cookies

These simple 4- ingredient No-Bake Christmas Crunch Cookies the perfect holiday cookie to enjoy at home and give as gifts!
3.93 from 70 votes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients  

  • 12 oz white chocolate chips
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 2 cups rice krispies
  • 2 cups marshmallows

Instructions 

  • In a double boiler, melt chips. Remove from heat.
  • Add in peanut butter and stir until smooth
  • Mix in rice krispies and marshmallows and stir until combined
  • Drop by tablespoons onto waxed paper.
  • Chill in fridge until firm.
  • Store in an airtight container in fridge.

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Notes

TIP:  If you don’t have a double boiler – just make one with what you have on hand!  Using a sauce pan, add a few inches of water and simmer.  Add a metal bowl or glass bowl that will fit snuggly on top of the sauce pan.  Be careful to not burn yourself when you remove the bowl after you melt the ingredients.  The bowl will be very hot and the steam will come out from under the bowl!

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
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About Kasey Schwartz

For over 15 years, Kasey Schwartz, the mastermind behind All Things Mamma, has been the ultimate go-to for mouthwatering family recipes. Her work has been featured on Today.com, Buzz Feed, Better Homes and Gardens, and more, making her your go-to mom next door for all things delicious and family-friendly.

Comments

  1. Can you suggest a substitute for the nut butter? Thx

    1. Shyanne - ATM Team says:

      Any other creamy nut or seed butter will work! The flavor will change slightly, but the cookies will still be tasty. 😊

  2. Cathryn Matson says:

    I make similar candy we call
    Reindeer Food. I add small shaped salted pretzels. They balance the sweet. I have been making for 20 years for friends, family and clients. I get request for them every holiday!

    1. Shyanne - ATM Team says:

      Sounds delicious, Cathryn!

  3. Polly Pedersen says:

    5 stars
    I made two batches, both hits. One with white chocolate chips for a cookie swap and the other with milk chocolate chips for my family. A winner by all accounts. So easy and so good especially when our kitchen is not installed and I don’t have an oven. I’m glad I found this no bake cookie. Thank you!

    1. Shyanne - ATM Team says:

      Thank you for trying it, Polly! We’re so glad it turned out well for you!

  4. I make these every Christmas- I’ve only ever heard them referred to as “Avalanche Cookies”. They’re great. I always melt the white chocolate with the peanut butter in the microwave and it works great. 45 seconds, stir, 30 seconds, stir, 30 more seconds, stir and done. I then pour it over the combined Rice Krispies and marshmallows and stir it all up.

    1. Barbara Lemke says:

      5 stars
      can’t wait to make them!!!!

      1. Shyanne - ATM Team says:

        We hope you enjoy them, Barbara!

  5. Christine says:

    I just made these. My grandmunchkins are going to love them. They were so easy! I added a little sprinkle of red sugar to some and some coloured sprinkles to make them more festive.

    1. I also want to know if they can be frozen? Would like to make ahead of time!

      1. Shyanne - ATM Team says:

        Yes! They can be frozen for up to 3 months.

  6. I was wondering if you can use granola instead of the rice cereal.

  7. 5 stars
    One of the girls I work with always makes these. At the end before they set up she sprinkles mini chocolate chips on them. They get devoured in no time

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