These easy drop cookies are are Best No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies ever! Rich and sweet these peanut butter cookies are a classic treat that can be mixed up in 15 minutes.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Best No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookie
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Time to set-up or harden 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 44cookies
Calories 110kcal
Author Jennifer Osterholt
Ingredients
1stickbutter
1/2cupmilk
2cupssugar
1cupcreamy peanut butter
1teaspoonvanilla
3cupsquick oats
Instructions
In a saucepan over medium heat mix butter, milk and sugar.
Stir often to prevent burning. When mixture begins to boil, remove from heat and quickly stir in remaining ingredients.
Use a cookie scoop or spoon to drop cookies of desired size onto a wax paper-lined baking sheet.
Notes
Measure all ingredients out before starting because when the mixture boils you'll need to move quickly
The recipe starts slow, but stay close and pay attention because when the mixture boils the pace will pick-up quickly
Quick oats are key to achieve the desired consistency in this recipe
I like to use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to make uniform cookies
Using a larger scoop is fine too
Store in an airtight container or bag
Makes 44 cookies with a 1.5 tablespoon scoop
Recipe can easily be cut in half or doubled without affecting taste or quality