If you are ready for THE BEST No Bake Cookies then these Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies, gluten-free too, are waiting for you!
This may be the best no bake cookie recipe I have ever made. I’m not kidding…the best.
Many times in the past when I make no bake cookies they don’t always setup correctly or harden enough. These Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies always setup correctly when cooking them.
What is the most important part of making No Bake Cookies?
The most important part of no bake cookies is to be sure that you let them boil for just the right amount of time, in this case 1 minute. It’s important to carefully watch the time because if you boil it more or less they will not setup as well.
They were also very rich and decadent.
We literally ate through 2 dozen of these in less than 24 hours, which is exactly why I do not make them all the time.
More about Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies
I found this recipe in one of my aunt’s old cookbooks that the people in her town put together. This one was from 1961 a woman named Mrs. Mildred Taylor of Dexter, Missouri.
She was a school teacher and from the sounds of it, she had her students make these possible in a home economics class.
The original recipes was made to yield 150.
I cut them down to yield 24; however, I may make them again and then take them to friends and family which would need a higher yield.
Do you use Crunchy or Creamy Peanut Butter in No Bake Cookies?
I also decided to use Crunchy Peanut Butter in my cookies instead of creamy.
I really liked the nuts added to the cookies because of the peanut butter.
They gave it an even more delicious taste.
Are you ready to make these yet? Writing about them makes me want to make another couple dozen…my scale tells me no though. Bummer.
Eat a few for me… or 10!
Peanut Butter Oatmeal No Bake Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Peanut Butter Crunchy or Creamy
- 2 Cup Old Fashioned Oats or Gluten-Free Old Fashioned Oats
Instructions
- Prepare cookie sheets with greased wax paper or parchment paper then set aside.
- In a heavy saucepan, put sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk.
- Cook the mixture up until it boils. Let it boil for 1 minute then remove from heat.
- Add in the salt, vanilla, and peanut butter. Stir it well until the peanut butter is melted.
- Stir in the oatmeal and mix thoroughly.
- Drop in spoonfuls onto the wax paper and let harden.
- Makes approximately 2 dozen.
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Comments & Reviews
Very good. I’ve had the pb no bakes before but never made them. My husband loves peanut butter, never gets tired of it. So, I made these for him and loved them. Crunchy makes it yummy. I have used Peter Pan brand for years and its my favorite. Others tastes weird to me. Anyways, I scooped onto wax paper lined cookie sheets and put in the fridge for about half an hour and they were done. Good summer cookie since you dont have to heat your oven!
The lunch ladies used to make these in my elementary school cafeteria. My mom still has our copy of their recipe in my clumsy, 9-year-old cursive. 🙂