Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies (Printable)
Soft, chewy no-bake peanut butter cookies made with oats and a quick sugar-milk boil—ready in minutes.
# What's Needed:
→ 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 Make It:
01 - Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
02 - In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the sugar and milk, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is smooth.
03 - Bring the mixture to a gentle boil while stirring continuously. Once it reaches a full boil, stop stirring and let it cook for exactly 1 minute to ensure proper cookie setting.
04 - Remove the saucepan from heat. Immediately add the creamy peanut butter, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Stir vigorously until the mixture is completely smooth and well blended.
05 - Working quickly before the mixture begins to set, fold in the quick-cooking oats until every oat is evenly coated and fully incorporated.
06 - Using a tablespoon or a small cookie scoop, drop rounded portions of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
07 - Allow the cookies to cool undisturbed at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes until they are firm and completely set.
08 - Once hardened, transfer the cookies to an airtight container with layers separated by parchment paper. Store at room temperature for up to one week.
# Tips for Success:
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- These cookies set up perfectly every single time once you nail the one minute boil which is the only tricky part and even that is forgiving.
- You probably have every ingredient sitting in your pantry right now which means spontaneous cookie cravings are no longer a problem.
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- That one minute boil is not a suggestion it is the difference between cookies that hold their shape and sad little puddles that never firm up.
- If you use old fashioned oats instead of quick oats the texture will be noticeably different and the cookies may not set as firmly.
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- Wet your spoon or scoop slightly between every few cookies and the mixture will slide right off instead of sticking.
- If your cookies refuse to set you can refrigerate them for thirty minutes as a rescue mission and they will usually come together.