Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies (Printable)
Quick no-bake peanut butter and oat cookies—soft, chewy, set in minutes; ideal for an effortless sweet.
# What You'll Need:
→ Wet Ingredients
01 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter
02 - 2 cups granulated sugar
03 - 1/2 cup whole milk
04 - 1 cup creamy peanut butter
05 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
→ Dry Ingredients
06 - 3 cups quick-cooking oats
07 - Pinch of salt
# Directions:
01 - Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
02 - In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the sugar and milk until well blended.
03 - Bring the mixture to a gentle boil, stirring constantly. Once boiling, stop stirring and let it cook for exactly 1 minute.
04 - Remove the saucepan from heat. Immediately add the peanut butter, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Stir until completely smooth and no streaks remain.
05 - Quickly fold in the quick-cooking oats until evenly coated and well combined. Work promptly before the mixture begins to firm up.
06 - Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, drop portions of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
07 - Allow the cookies to cool and set at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes until firm to the touch.
08 - Once fully hardened, transfer the cookies to an airtight container for storage. Keep at room temperature for up to 1 week.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- These cookies taste like the inside of a Reese peanut butter cup met a bowl of hearty oatmeal and they became best friends.
- No oven required, which means you can make them at midnight in a college dorm or a rental cabin with a sketchy kitchen.
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- That one minute boil is not optional and if you cut it short your cookies will spread into sad little puddles that never set.
- Quick cooking oats and old fashioned oats are not interchangeable here and using the wrong kind is the number one reason these fail.
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- Wet your spoon or cookie scoop slightly between scoops to prevent sticking and get more uniform cookies.
- If your peanut butter is cold from the fridge, warm it for 15 seconds in the microwave first so it blends into the hot syrup without cooling everything down too fast.