Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These cookies are a peanut butter lover's dream come true! Follow these simple steps and you'll have fresh, warm and delicious homemade peanut butter oatmeal cookies in no time!
A little while ago there was a sale on peanut butter at the grocery store and I couldn't help but buy a few extra jars. Now that I have a good stock of peanut butter on hand I've been trying to use it up in a few different ways.
In my opinion, one of the best ways to use up peanut butter is to make some peanut butter oatmeal cookies!
Take a look at this mountain of cookies.
You have no idea how much will power it took to take these photos without reaching in and disturbing that pile of cookies!
These deliciously chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies are so good. They have the perfect amount of peanut butter combined delicious brown sugar and oatmeal.
This is such a super simple recipe and if you're a parent it would be fun to make these cookies with your kids!
I'm not the only one who's obsessed with peanut butter in this family. My son Donnie is just barely 2 years old and he loves to help me make these… and eat them!
I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Yield: Makes about 30 cookies 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups large flake oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Cream together both sugars with the butter.
- Add vanilla and beat in one egg at a time until smooth and combined.
- Stir in peanut butter and make sure it's mixed well.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and oats. I use a whisk to combine this so everything is mixed well.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet about 1/2 cup at a time to make sure it's well combined.
- Onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spoon out the dough in scoops of about the size of a rounded tablespoon. Make sure that each are about 2″ apart on the cookie sheet. I'm able to fit about 12 on each cookie sheet. Don't overcrowd the cookie sheet or you might end up having a giant cookie!
- Bake in the oven for 15 – 18 minutes.
- Let cool for about 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before placing them onto a wire cooling rack.
I would like to try this recipe right away but don’t have any oatmeal. Can I omit the oatmeal or should I add more flour, then?
Hi there Leb!
Since the oatmeal makes up for quite a large amount of the body and texture of the cookies, I’d recommend trying my other peanut butter cookie recipe which doesn’t require oats. You can find it here: http://dishesanddustbunnies.com/flourless-peanut-butter-cookies/
Hope this helps! Thanks so much for stopping by and trying the recipe!
Michelle
Just linked over from Pinterest and I have a question regarding the amount of baking soda that needs to be added to this recipe. It says 12 tsp baking soda, I assume this is a typo. Is it suppose to be 1/2 teaspoon? I love peanut butter and oatmeal cookies! So this recipe is a win/win for me!
Oh my goodness! Thanks so very much for pointing that out!
It’s supposed to be 1/2 tsp, definitely not 12! lol That sure would change the results of the recipe!
I’ll make the correction – I appreciate that you took the time to point this out! Thanks so much and I hope you enjoy the recipe. 🙂
Michelle
I don’t recall very having this combination before. I’ve had oatmeal with chocolate chip though. I must try these!
You could totally make a less sweetened version of these for dogs! I love finding ways to sneak oats into their homemade treats.
You have a lot more willpower then I do. I would have eaten most of those delicious looking cookies before taking the photo.
Yup. There are many a night I’ll have to plan to make extra of whatever I’m baking because I know I’m eating…er taste testing… a lot of it.
These cookies look delicious, I definitely plan on making them! Thank you for sharing.
I love peanut butter cookies and I love oatmeal cookies. But I have never tried them both together. These look so yummy I’m going to have to give your recipe a try! Thanks for sharing it.
Aside from being a chocolate person, I am also a peanut butter person. But I have never tried those cookies. Gotta try them!
This looks so good. I like baking with oatmeal but never thought of adding it in my peanut butter cookies
Looks absolutely delicious but not sure I want my oatmeal and peanut butter combined lol
Peanut Butter Oatmeal? Sounds good to me!!
I love anything with oatmeal and anything with peanut butter. I love the 2 together.
I would of never though of combing peanut butter and oatmeal for a cookie, but I love both flavors so I can see them being yummy together. I’m definitely going to put your recipe to good use this weekend for our baking Sunday.
I’ve never combined peanut butter and oatmeal before like this. Sounds SUPER good. Love it!
Peanut butter and oatmeal are a childhood favorite. I dont make them because I cant make them as good as my mom. So, then it makes me sad LOL
oh boy.. lets just say this is in no way helping with my WW diet! LOL I love everything about this recipe!! gahh! They look delicious! thanks for the share! 🙂
YUM! Peanut butter anything in me! I have become such a peanut butter lover that I am sure I would love these cookies. I will have to give them a try.
You can’t go wrong with a peanut butter and oatmeal pairing.This would be a fun treat to have for the kids when they get home from school.
I love peanut and peanut butter , sadly my son used to be allergic with peanut so we are very careful when making stuff wit it. These looks really tasty!
Oh my little guy would love these, he loves peanut butter! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
I already love oatmeal cookies with a passion, but with peanut butter? You got me sold!
These sounds and look delicious. I love oatmeal and peanut butter so it is a perfect combo for me. I will have to make these for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you thank you! I love peanut butter cookies. I need to make these.
Two of my favorite things in one cookie! These are definitely going to get made this weekend 🙂
Oh my, I so love this. I love your recipe! Hopefully, you can allow me to feature this at my own food blog 🙂 Thanks!
Hi Ronley!
That would be great – Thanks!
If you’d like to feature this on your own blog I just ask that you please leave a link back to the original post to see the recipe. You can use an image as well, but the watermark at the bottom must remain.
Thanks so much! 🙂
Michelle
Peanut Butter + Oatmeal is a new combo to me and for some reason, it makes me think of Christmas. I’ll try this soon at home. It will definitely be a hit with my brother.
I love eating oatmeal every morning, this one looks crunchy and sweet? I’m sure my tounge would love it.
These look divine! I love oatmeal cookies and I love peanut butter!
I absolutely love a good peanut butter cookie. My ex favorite are oatmeal Put them together and I am in heaven.
Those look amazing! I haven’t had a Peanut Butter cookie in a long time! Thanks for the recipe.
Ooh, yum! These look delicious! I love peanut butter cookies!
Yum peanut butter cookies and oatmeal cookies are the best.Great combo! I need to make a whole bunch of these!
These are one of my favorite cookies. Thanks for the recipe. Going to try these out with the kids.
You have taken my two favorite cookies and combined them into one uber cookie. That is so awesome.
First of all, your cookies look so pretty LOL. Mine come out odd shape, not pretty circles. 2nd, I can’t wait to try this recipe out. I love oatmeal cookies… And with peanut butter? Yum!
Yum! I love peanut butter anything especially cookies! These look really great! I will have to give them a try!
Oh wow. This actually looks really tasty – after all, there’s peanut butter in it – it should!
Peanut butter is one of my favorite foods! I could eat it by the spoonfuls and sometimes I do. 🙂 I always make the peanut butter cookies without flour, but I love oatmeal, too, so I will definitely try your recipe. Your cookies look amazing. I’m craving one!
I love anything with peanut butter is a-ok in my book. These cookies sound amazing and I MUST try them!