Easy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Name: Easy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

These easy oatmeal cookies are great with a glass of cold milk! With their peanutty flavor, these scrumptious cookies hit the spot. Plus, they couldn't be easier to make! —Marilyn Blankschien, Clintonville, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

In a small bowl, cream peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Add oats and baking soda to creamed mixture; mix well.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 67 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 57mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies in Simple & Delicious January/February 2010

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Alexa

Jul 4, 2018

I used this as a starting point I had limited ingredients. I used a fork to mix everything. The major different I did was instead of brown sugar I use 1/4 cup of raw honey (yellow). They were not crumbly at all. I used extra virgin online oil on the cooking sheet so it would not stick. They almost tasted like little breads. I was worried they would be shriveled but they actually rose and were nice and fluffy and soft. I baked them 11 mins at 360 degrees. I got 7 cookies out of the batch.
Adalee

May 29, 2018

Great I had to cook my cookies for about 10 mins but other that the recipe was great
Krista

May 15, 2018

Only five stars if you use Old Fashioned Oats. Don't use 1 minute Oats. Also melt the peanut butter for 30 secs in microwave and only use 2 tsp of brown sugar. It won't be too sweet and it's healthier. Brown sugar is super sweet. But make sure to use the right amount of peanut butter.
Sue

Mar 24, 2018

Easy is right! a perfect cookie consistency. low calorie. no flour. nice.
Tammy

Feb 25, 2018

great recipe
Reagan

Jan 24, 2018

I love making these cookies for my dad, he tries to grab a bite of the dough any chance he can get! I changed the peanut butter in the recipe for our liking. My dad's favorite peanut butter is the creamy honey kind. I use that instead of chunky peanut butter, which makes the dough easier to scoop with. I would also add honey into the dough to make it sweeter, which also helps the dough become less crumbly. We are not too much of a crunchy texture fan, but we would chop roasted peanuts, or cashews and throw them in the dough.
Christine

Jan 15, 2018

I made these cookies exactly as the directions stated doubled and it yielded 24 cookies and the cookies were not crumbly at all they were delicious thanks for this great recipe. Next time I may add chocolate chips
Michelle

Dec 20, 2017

I made about 14 cookies from these ingredients. Maybe I have a sweeter tooth than usual but I thought a touch more of brown sugar, fruit, etc. could help it. Otherwise, this recipe makes a crumbly, good, easy, quick and yummy oatmeal peanut butter cookie.
Christina

Oct 8, 2017

Good base recipe, glad I'm learning to read reviews first. Made them into milky cookies with a sachet of mother's milk tea and made a couple more changes based on comments. So much better than drinking that tea. Also I'm leaving this website for l a c t a t i o n being "offensive language"
Nora

Sep 9, 2017

I doubled the recipe and found it to be too crumbly. Added 1/4 cup safflower oil and 1/4 cup agave. Was perfect! ! Thanks for the 'base' as well.