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A family favorite recipe, these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are a tasty and easy cookie that everyone will love with the texture and flavor combination.
I absolutely love allll the cookies. There is hardly a cookie that you could set in front of me that I would not eat. But give me peanut butter and I’m in love.
These Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are one of my favorites. I love any Oatmeal Cookie, but I adore peanut butter so the addition of that really sets these off.
Not only is there peanut butter mixed into the dough, but we also add peanut butter chips in these, so there is no lack of that peanut butter flavor at all.
If you are a peanut butter lover then these cookies are exactly for you. Whenever we bring them to gatherings, we never have any to bring home.
They are great all year long and pretty much good for any type of functions such as bake sales, potlucks, picnics, and gatherings. You really don’t need a reason to make these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies.
Some of my other favorite peanut butter recipes we have on our site include: Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars, Peanut Butter Cake and No Bake Peanut Butter Pie.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- They can easily be halved or doubled to make more or keep for later.
- Other mix-ins can be added (see below).
- They are full of peanut butter flavor.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
All-purpose flour
Baking soda
Creamy peanut butter
Unsalted butter
Light brown sugar
Granulated sugar
Eggs
Vanilla extract
Old fashioned oats
Peanut butter chips
HOW TO MAKE OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES:
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
- In the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream the peanut butter and butter together until smooth.
- Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar to the bowl, and mix until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time until fully mixed in followed by the vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture and stir until combined, scrape down the sides as needed.
- Add the oats and peanut butter chips, mix until just combined.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place the bowl into the fridge for 30 minutes to chill slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper.
- Roll 1 & ½ tablespoons of the dough with your hands to form balls. Place on the parchment paper lined sheet trays about 3 inches apart. Top with more peanut butter chips if you wish for a pretty presentation.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until the edges are lightly golden brown and the tops appear dry. Let cool on the sheet trays for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
WHAT OTHER MIX-INS CAN I ADD?
Some other mix-ins that would be good include: chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, Reese’s Pieces, peanut butter cups, peanuts, etc.
You can pretty much add what you like and think that would go good with the flavor of the cookie itself.
WHAT IS THE TASTE AND TEXTURE OF THESE COOKIES?
These cookies are slightly crisp along the edges with a soft and chewy inside. The oats add an amazing texture to the cookies and the peanut butter chips add another terrific peanut butter element.
You can amp up the peanut butter flavor even more with a peanut butter glaze or dip.
CAN I USE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER?
Absolutely! If you don’t have any creamy peanut butter around or just do not want to use it you can switch to crunchy peanut butter.
This will give another texture contrast to the cookie that will make it really delicious.
HOW TO STORE:
These can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature where they will keep for up to 5 days.
These can also be frozen, placed in a freezer bag or container and they will keep for up to 3 months.
To defrost, remove to the countertop until thawed.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Make sure that you use old-fashioned oats and not quick cooking, they will not work.
- The dough needs to chill for 30 minutes, do not skip. This is an important step to get the texture and shape.
- You can use crunch peanut butter if you’d like.
- Other mix-ins can be added, see above for some suggestions.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- You can easily half or double this recipe to make more or save for later.
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups old fashioned oats
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter chips
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
- In the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream the peanut butter and butter together until smooth.
- Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar to the bowl, and mix until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time until fully mixed in followed by the vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture and stir until combined, scrape down the sides as needed.
- Add the oats and peanut butter chips, mix until just combined.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place the bowl into the fridge for 30 minutes to chill slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper.
- Roll 1 & ½ tablespoons of the dough with your hands to form balls. Place on the parchment paper lined sheet trays about 3 inches apart. Top with more peanut butter chips if you wish for a pretty presentation.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until the edges are lightly golden brown and the tops appear dry. Let cool on the sheet trays for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Make sure that you use old fashioned oats and not quick cooking, they will not work.
- The dough needs to chill for 30 minutes, do not skip. This is an important step to get the texture and shape.
- You can use crunch peanut butter if you'd like.
- Other mix-ins can be added, see above for some suggestions.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- You can easily half or double this recipe to make more or save for later.
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I made these cookies exactly following the recipe and they spread very thin! The taste is great, but they don’t look anything like those pictured…