Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies
CREAMY, SWEET, PEANUT BUTTERY OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL NO BAKE COOKIES! A CLASSIC, OLD SCHOOL RECIPE THAT MAKES THE BEST NO BAKE COOKIES EVER! THEY STAY SOFT AND CREAMY FOR DAYS!
Course cookies, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, southern
Keyword no-bake, peanut butter
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 24cookies
Calories
Author Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
4tablespoonsunsalted butterchopped
2cupsgranulated sugar
1cupwarm whole milk or evaporated milkdivided
1/8teaspooncream of tartar
1cupcreamy peanut butter
1teaspoonvanilla
3cups1-minute quick oatsdivided
Instructions
Place 2 sheets of parchment paper on a counter or flat surface. Set aside.
In a large nonstick pot or deep skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
Stir in sugar and 1/2 cup milk until combined.
Add in cream of tartar just when mixture begins to bubble slightly.
Bring to a rolling boil and as soon as it comes to a roiling boil continue cooking for 2 MINUTES while stirring constantly. See note.
Remove from heat.
Stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract.
Add half of the oats and stir until well combined.
Stir in just enough of the remaining milk to create a thick and creamy batter. (may not need all of the milk)
Stir in remaining oats.
Working quickly, drop batter by the spoonful onto the parchment paper. Make them as big or as small as you'd like.
Let the cookies sit for 20-30 minutes to set.
Once set, wrap individually in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container.
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Notes
ONLY BOIL FOR 2 MINUTES. If you boil too long the finished cookie will be dry, crusty and crumbly. If you don't boil long enough the cookies will not set. (This has happened to me before and I placed them in the fridge for about 20 minute to set them) Best way to store: Wrap each cookie in plastic wrap and place in an airtight container. If you just store them all piled up in a container without wrapping them in plastic wrap they may stick together.