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Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies Recipe

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Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies Recipe

Jamie here! My very favorite cookie in all the world is a no-bake cookie. It’s probably because my very favorite candy in all the world is peanut butter fudge. And when nothing else can fill that empty void in my heart like peanut butter fudge – it’s time to whip up a batch of no bake cookies. Traditional no-bake cookies have cocoa in them as well, but if you don’t like all the chocolate getting in the way of your peanut butter love affair – these are the ticket ๐Ÿ™‚

Now keep in mind, these are probably NOT the cookies you make for your child’s classroom party since many children (like Kasey’s daughter) suffer from serious peanut and tree nut allergies. These are a super-secret-gobble-them-up-at-home indulgence just for you and your inner circle. Ingredients:

  • 3 Cups White Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Sticks Butter or Margarine
  • 3/4 Cup Milk
  • 1 1/2 Cups Peanut Butter (Smooth or Chunky)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 4 1/2 Cups Quick Oats

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Directions:

  1. Cook the sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan on medium heat until you’ve brought it to a rolling boil, stirring constantly.
  2. Once it reaches a rolling boil – cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly (NO MORE!)
  3. Remove from heat and mix in the peanut butter and vanilla until fully incorporated.
  4. Stir in quick oats a little at a time.
  5. Continue to stir gently until the mixture has cooled a bit and is thicker.
  6. Drop onto wax paper to cool completely and harden.

COOKIE TROUBLESHOOTING: No matter how many times I’ve made these and know exactly what I’m doing – no bake cookies sometimes turn out too soft. When that happens – hide them from the kids until they dry out and firm up a little. Then place on a cooling rack so the bottoms can do the same.

Do NOT do what my mom did when I was a kid and stick them in the freezer until they’re hard enough to hold in your hand. (And possibly dislodge a filling)

Or what the heck – if you’re in a hurry you can do that too. They taste pretty great no matter what little glitches happen ๐Ÿ™‚

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Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

These are a super-secret-gobble-them-up-at-home indulgence just for you and your inner circle.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time8 mins
Total Time18 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Kasey Trenum

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups Peanut Butter (smooth or crunchy)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 1/2 cups Quick Oats

Instructions

  • Cook the sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan on medium heat until you've brought it to a rolling boil, stirring constantly.
  • Once it reaches a rolling boil - cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly (NO MORE!)
  • Remove from heat and mix in the peanut butter and vanilla until fully incorporated.
  • Stir in quick oats a little at a time.
  • Continue to stir gently until the mixture has cooled a bit and is thicker.
  • Drop onto wax paper to cool completely and harden.
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Comments

  1. Joyce says

    February 22, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    OMG- so easy& delish!

    Reply
    • bella says

      July 10, 2017 at 6:07 pm

      are these gluten free?

      Reply
      • Kasey says

        July 10, 2017 at 11:15 pm

        You would want to check the ingredients since I’m not an expert in gluten free foods. I would hate to miss something and tell you wrong.

      • helen says

        September 25, 2017 at 9:26 pm

        gluten comes from wheat so since there is no flour there is no gluten

      • Kelsie says

        February 9, 2018 at 12:46 pm

        You would want to make sure the oats are gluten free. A lot of oats are processed with gluten. Also, vanilla extract can contain gluten, you can would want to be sure that it’s labeled gluten free.

    • meeka says

      November 20, 2018 at 3:12 pm

      I love these cookies so much

      Reply
      • Jamie Miles says

        November 21, 2018 at 12:44 pm

        Thanks so much Meeka – I’m so glad you like them!

  2. Jenn says

    September 11, 2015 at 7:47 pm

    What are the calories per cookie

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      September 11, 2015 at 9:29 pm

      Jenn I’m not sure – I would think there’s probably somewhere online that you can put in ingredients and find out, but I’ve never actually used one. Sorry!

      Reply
  3. karijane says

    September 16, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    to get your no bakes to set up every time use evaporated milk instead of milk, my grandmother handed down this tip and I have never had any issues since with setting up, also once you put the vanilla and peanut butter in bring it back to a boil ๐Ÿ˜›

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      September 17, 2015 at 9:48 am

      I’ll have to give that a try Kari! Thanks for taking the time to comment ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. nancy says

    October 24, 2015 at 12:53 am

    My recipe is a little smaller, half cup butter, 2 cups sugar, half cup milk and so forth. Also, I make mine with cocoa powder for a chocolate version. It would be about 1/3 cup for your quantities. My recipe says boil one minute, but does not require stirring. I have never, and I mean never, had a problem with them setting up. In fact if you overcook them they are not shiney.

    Reply
    • Barb says

      October 25, 2018 at 12:20 pm

      Thats the recipe I have too

      Reply
  5. Brittni says

    October 24, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    Love these cookies!!! I have read that if your no bakes are runny it is because you aren’t getting them to a rolling boil before you time it for two minutes.

    Reply
  6. Jaimie says

    December 4, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Wow!!! Simple and easy to make! Thank you! We did this recipe EXACTLY except made it in a pan to cut up like fudge instead of cookies… Yummy yummy yummy!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      December 5, 2015 at 3:40 pm

      So happy it worked well for you Jaimie! I love peanut butter fudge… ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  7. Elizabeth says

    January 14, 2017 at 2:49 pm

    Thanks for this great recipe! I cut the sugar by 1 cup and had no issues.

    Reply
    • Kasey says

      January 21, 2017 at 4:39 pm

      Great!

      Reply
  8. Sandy says

    March 4, 2017 at 6:05 pm

    Great recipe wonderful you can’t eat just one Thanks Sandy.

    Reply
    • Jamie Miles says

      March 6, 2017 at 3:00 pm

      So glad you enjoyed the recipe Sandy – and I agree, they’re difficult to leave alone once you’ve made them ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  9. Tracy says

    December 20, 2017 at 11:39 am

    can you use old fashioned oats?

    Reply
    • Kasey says

      December 22, 2017 at 11:57 am

      I haven’t personally used it, but it is worth a try.

      Reply
  10. Judy Murray says

    February 6, 2018 at 12:04 am

    I make these all the time. I have found out they are so much better if you put the oatmeal in when it is hot. That way your oatmeal get a little softer.

    Reply
  11. meeka says

    November 20, 2018 at 3:13 pm

    Yum

    Reply
  12. Jim Seaman says

    December 19, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    How many cookies does this recipe make.

    Reply

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