Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies Recipe

These classic Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies are easy to make with simple ingredients.  They are the perfect quick dessert to prepare when you are short on time.

Many no bake cookies are chocolate flavored.  And I love chocolate no bake cookies.  But I wanted to try out a peanut butter no bake cookie recipe.  I just thought that the sticky peanut butter would be a perfect ingredient for this cookie.

Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies Recipe

The ingredients are super simple!  Again, just make sure that you are using quick cooking oats.  But also I find that using the most creamy peanut butter possible really helps! For step-by-step instructions, check out the printable recipe card below. But here is what you’ll need to get started.

Peanut Butter No Bake Cookie Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1-3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3-1/4 cups quick cooking oats

Storage and Freezing

You can store your cookies at room temperature in an airtight container. They should be good for about 4 days. You can keep them in your refrigerator and extend the shelf life by a couple of days. These cookies are yummy to eat cold too, so you may want to keep them in your fridge anyways.

No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies freeze well. I’d separate them with parchment paper or wax paper and put them into a freezer bag.

Notes, Tips and FAQs

• QUICK COOKING OATS – Again, just make sure that you are using quick cooking oats for this recipe. If just have larger old fashioned oats, you can break them up a bit in a food processor.
• MY COOKIES AREN’T SETTING – With peanut butter being a little thicker consistency than chocolate or other no bake cookies ingredients, it may take a little longer for these cookies to set. Be patient!
• CAN I USE ALL NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER? – I’d stick with normal, store bought peanut butter for this recipe. Like Peter Pan or Jif, etc. The creamier the better.
• ADD A PINCH OF SALT – We didn’t include any salt in our recipe, but if want to add a pinch of salt, you can.

Tools To Help With This Recipe

• COOKIE SHEETS
• COOKIE SCOOPER
• PARCHMENT PAPER
• STAND MIXER
• MIXING BOWLS

These No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies turned out fantastic and my kids loved them just as much as I did when I was a child.  They aren’t messy to eat and taste wonderful with a glass of cold milk.  While these are great for any time of year, I like to think of them as a nice summer dessert recipe.  I remember warm, endless summer days of my friends and I running in from playing outside to see a plate of these on the kitchen counter.  I’d grab a couple and then run back outside.  Then, maybe I’d sneak back in and grab a couple more.

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