Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies (Print View)
Soft, chewy no-bake peanut butter cookies with oats and creamy peanut butter — ready in minutes for an easy sweet snack.
# What You 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
# How-To Steps:
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, let it cook for exactly 1 minute without stirring.
04 - Remove the saucepan from heat. Immediately add the peanut butter, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Stir until completely smooth and uniform.
05 - Quickly fold in the quick-cooking oats until evenly coated and well combined.
06 - Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, drop portions of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
07 - Allow the cookies to cool and set at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes until firm.
08 - Once fully hardened, transfer the cookies to an airtight container for storage.
# Expert Hints:
01 -
- No oven required, which means your kitchen stays cool and you still get dessert in under thirty minutes.
- The peanut butter flavor is bold and nostalgic, the kind of treat that disappears from the container before dinner.
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- If you skip the full minute of boiling time, the cookies will stay soft and greasy no matter how long you wait.
- Work fast once the oats go in because the mixture thickens quickly and becomes harder to scoop evenly.
03 -
- Set a timer for the one minute boil because guessing always leads to either grainy or runny cookies.
- Wet your scoop or spoon slightly between scoops to keep the mixture from sticking and make uniform portions.