No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies are a delicious treat that can be made in a snap without heating up the oven. Quick oats, peanut butter, milk, butter, sugar, vanilla combine into perfect peanut butter oat cookies to fill your cookie jar.
No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
We absolutely love these sweet and simple No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies! They’re perfect for an afternoon snack, an easy dessert, or even for your holiday cookie tray.
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The Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the easy to print recipe card):
- Butter – we used salted butter, but unsalted works as well.
- Granulated sugar
- Milk – you can use whole, 2%, 1%, or skim milk.
- Creamy peanut butter – chunky peanut butter is not the best for this recipe.
- Vanilla extract – vanilla adds a nice hint of flavor to the peanut butter cookies.
- Quick-cooking oats – be sure you use the quick-cooking oats and not old fashioned rolled oats which will not cook correctly.
How to Make No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
Prepare a large cookie sheet (or two smaller cookie sheets) by covering with parchment paper; set aside.
Place the butter, sugar, and milk in a large pot and heat over medium heat, stirring often until the butter is melted. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and boil for exactly 60 seconds without stirring.
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until well combined. Add the quick oats and mix well.
Drop the cookie batter by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Allow the cookies to cool at room temperature for about 45 minutes or until the cookies have set.
How to Store Leftover Cookies
Keep the leftover cookies in an airtight food storage container at room temperature. They will stay fresh for up to a week.
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No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
Instructions
- Prepare a large cookie sheet (or two smaller cookie sheets) by covering with parchment paper; set aside.
- Place the butter, sugar, and milk in a large pot and heat over medium heat, stirring often until the butter is melted.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and boil for exactly 60 seconds without stirring.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until well combined. Add the quick oats and mix well.
- Drop the cookie batter by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Allow the cookies to cool at room temperature for about 45 minutes or until the cookies have set.
