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Pile of peanut butter no-bake cookies on a black tray near a plant and towel.

Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Cool Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 182kcal
Classic peanut butter no bake cookies that are easy to make, impossible to resist, and ready before the oven even preheats.
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Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 ¼ cups quick oats

Instructions

  • Add sugar, butter, and milk to a large pot and heat over medium heat until the butter is melted, stirring often
    Butter, sugar, and milk in a saucepan before melting.
  • Increase heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a boil for 60 seconds without stirring
    Mixture of melted butter, sugar, and milk simmering in a saucepan with a wooden spoon.
  • Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth
    Peanut butter added to melted butter and sugar mixture in a saucepan with a wooden spoon.
  • Add quick oats and stir until fully combined
    Oats poured into melted peanut butter mixture in a saucepan.
  • Spoon the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet to form cookies
    Peanut butter oat mixture thickening as it’s stirred in the pot.
  • Allow to cool at room temperature for about 45 minutes or until set
    Close-up of peanut butter no-bake cookies cooling on parchment paper.

Notes

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg