Description
These Easy Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies are a quick breakfast treat, easy snack, and simple dessert idea all in one. With creamy peanut butter, chewy oats, and a rich homemade texture, this easy recipe comes together fast without turning on the oven, making it perfect for busy days, sweet cravings, and easy food ideas for the whole family.
Ingredients
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups quick oats
1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Line a baking sheet, tray, or large plate with parchment paper or wax paper.
2. Add the sugar, butter, and milk to a medium saucepan over medium heat.
3. Stir until the butter melts and the mixture becomes smooth.
4. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil and let it boil for 1 minute, stirring often.
5. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
6. Stir in the peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt until fully smooth.
7. Add the quick oats and mix until all the oats are evenly coated.
8. Use a spoon or cookie scoop to drop mounds of the mixture onto the prepared surface.
9. Let the cookies sit at room temperature until set, or chill briefly for a faster finish.
10. Serve once firm and store leftovers in an airtight container.
Notes
Boil the sugar mixture for the full minute so the cookies set properly.
Use quick oats for the best classic no bake cookie texture.
Work quickly when scooping because the mixture starts to firm up fast.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 78mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg