No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Granola Cookies

After hurricanes and snow storms, life is back to normal...you know, if you count singing in the chorus for a world premiere of an opera as normal.

I got to wear a creepy mask for a scene with a serpent/devil. (I'm the one on the left...the one without the beard.)

 

Weather is back to normal in NYC too. Well, somewhat normal. Normal if you consider 60 degrees in November normal. I consider it a blessing!

 

Anyway, I made these cookies for the cast and crew on the last day of performances for the opera I was just in. And boy oh boy were they messy. YES!

Such a mess...such a success of a cookie! While making the dough I had an idea of something different to do with the PB cups. I unwrapped most of my room mate's candy...while he was gone. (Thanks roomie!) Then I spooned the dough on top of the individual mini cups. I felt very develish doing it since it was such a deliciously diabolic deviant to the recipe. (Don't you just love alliterations?!)

All the opera singers just loved this cookie. And may I add that it is really hard to eat just one?!

No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Granola Cookies (adapted from Cookies & Cups)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 cup peanut butter

1 1/2 cups granola (use one WITHOUT raisins)

1 1/2 cups Quick Cooking Oatmeal (I accidentally used old fashioned. Still turned out fine but quick oats are definitely the better option.)

1 (8 oz package) Mini Peanut Butter Cups

 

How to Make

Line counter/plates/cutting boards with parchment paper.

In a large saucepan combine sugars, cocoa powder, butter and cream. Heat over medium until mixture comes to a boil and then boil for one minute. Remove from heat.

Stir in peanut butter, oats and granola until combined. Let it sit for about 2 minutes. Unwrap the mini pb cups and arrange a couple of inches apart from each other on the parchment paper. Drop by heaping tablespoon or more onto pb cups and press down around the cups to form a cookie shape. Put in fridge and let harden before eating.

Bake well and prosper!