No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies are not only super easy but they are also super delicious! A perfect recipe that the kids can help with too!
There are so many no-bake Cookie recipes, like Avalanche Cookies and Haystack Cookies that you’d be eating them for months if you made them all (actually, that doesn’t sound so bad.) This is a rich, peanut butter version that is quick and tasty.
Sabrina’s No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
January 24th is National Butter Day and, even better, March 1st is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day, so you have two more reasons to try out this recipe (plus, you don’t have to worry about a long cook time.) You can alter this recipe easily to account for personal tastes, like using natural peanut butter or dairy substitutes, and you don’t have to worry about them going stale.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugars, butter, and milk. Bring mixture to a boil and boil 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter, vanilla, and salt until combined, then stir in oats.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of mixture onto prepared baking sheet and let set until cooled and hardened, about 30 minutes.
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About this Recipe
These No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies are like the perfect blend of candy, peanut butter sandwich, oatmeal cookie, granola bar and fudge all rolled into one easy recipe. I couldn’t love this recipe any more unless it was covered in bacon (I don’t think bacon would work here, I just really love bacon). If you want to try a delicious baked recipes with a similar flavor profile try out my Peanut Butter Do-si-Dos Cookie Sandwiches (Copycat).
Tips & Tricks
- For easy serving or if the cookies have to travel, lay down a piece of wax paper onto a plate or in a plastic container and stack the cookies in a single layer on top for easy serving. Put wax paper in between layers, but avoid stacking too many on top of each other to keep them from being crushed.
- If your cookies dry out, it may be because the sugar, butter and milk combination boiled for too long, this can happen. Make sure to account for the heat of your stove and the elevation you’re at when you make this recipe.
What to Pair With
Complete your meal and serve these amazing no bake cookies for a delicious dessert! Plus your kids may be even more excited to finish their veggies when they know what is coming after.
- Baked Spaghetti with Sautéed Green Beans: Quick, easy and delicious, this spaghetti, green-bean combo is a great meal for busy weeknights.
- Simple Roast Chicken and Roasted Root Vegetables: Root veggies are great roasted, just like chicken, and are hearty enough to keep you full for hours without making you too stuffed.
How to Store
- Serve: These cookies will stay good in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Store: Keep your leftover cookies in the fridge for 2 weeks, but I recommend eating them sooner than that.
- Freeze: No bake cookies are good for 3 months in the freezer.
Ideas to Serve
Make some Homemade Whipped Cream and serve the cookies with a little dollop on top. Or try serving your no bake cookies with a side of Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream to wow your friends and family.
Variations
- Chocolate chips: For a chocolate peanut butter version, you can either chop up chocolate chips in a food processor or stir them into the batter whole.
- Vegan: You can make this recipe vegan friendly fairly easily by replacing the milk with coconut milk and the butter with margarine.
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I have always liked peanut butter no bakes–the chocolate style. But this is much better! Thank you.
You’re welcome Candace, and thanks so much for the five star review!
In my experience, the no bake cookies I started making as a girl have been wildly popular. These are, in my opinion, even better. I love the chocolate peanut butter recipe, but these are superior. Thanks for the recipe.
Candy P.
Yum! A nice way to get in much needed fiber and protein as well as taking care of my pregnancy cravings! Thanks for such an easy and enjoyable recipe!!! 🙂
Sounds like a win/win!
Exactly why I’m making them, haha
these cookies are the best never thought trying something different for a snack but they are so good gonna be making them again.
I’m so glad you decided to try!
My Dad used to make these on float trips down the Current river. He called them *canoe cookies* because he scooped them onto the hull of his canoe to harden. (It was safe because the Current, which is protected by The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act has potable water.)
These cookies were so good! Everyone at my house loved them!
I’m so glad they were a hit!
Such an easy cookie recipe with great peanut butter flavor. YUM!
Thanks for the 5 stars.
I’ve been making chocolate peanut butter no-bakes for years, but my family loved this version as well! Next time I’m going to try adding a few chopped peanuts.
Sounds delicious!
What a brilliant cookie recipe. I love that I can make them with my daughter without turning an oven on!
Easy peasy!
Thank you so much for this and for the vegan options! My son is allergic to peanuts, dairy and eggs so I am going to try this for your suggestions but also sunbutter instead!
You’re welcome.
No bake peanut butter cookies are out of this world good..I like these better than the chocolate I’ve been making for years..thank you for sharing..I love your recipes..especially the Asian..my fav!
Thanks so much Judith. Glad you’re loving the site.