Peanut butter no-bake cookies

Name: Peanut butter no-bake cookies
Prep time: 7 min
Total time: 7 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 1 stick of butter, sliced into four pieces for easy melting; 1/2 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy, your choice); 2 1/4 cups quick cooking or old-fashioned oats, uncooked (do not use steel cut oats); 2/3 cup butterscotch chips or chocolate chips (optional)

6 steps

Prep:7min

Makes about 3 dozen small cookies

Updated at: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:56:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories496.3 kcal (25%)

Total Fat25.6 g (37%)

Carbs59.1 g (23%)

Sugars41 g (46%)

Protein9 g (18%)

Sodium111.5 mg (6%)

Fiber3.5 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 ½ cupsgranulated sugar

1 stickbutter

sliced into four pieces for easy melting

½ cupmilk

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

¾ cuppeanut butter

creamy or crunchy

2 ¼ cupsquick cooking oats

or old-fashioned, uncooked, do not use steel cut oats

⅔ cupbutterscotch chips

or chocolate chips, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper. Set aside.

Step 2

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar, butter and milk., whisking together to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a hard boil as you continue stirring, and boil it for exactly one minute, continuing to stir. Then remove from the heat.

Step 3

Add the vanilla extract and peanut butter; stir until the peanut butter is melted.

Step 4

Fold in the oats using a silicone or rubber spatula, stirring until oats are completely incorporated into the hot liquid.

Step 5

Add the butterscotch or chocolate chips, if using, and stir them in.

Step 6

Drop the mixture by spoonful onto parchment or waxed paper, and allow to cool completely. If you’re in a hurry, stick them on the paper into the fridge. They harden fairly quickly. Store them in a parchment-lined air-tight container in the refrigerator.