No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
Yield 1-1/2 dozen
Test Kitchen Approved
No need to turn on the oven! Make no-bake peanut butter cookies with just six simple ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup 2% milk
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups quick-cooking oats

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Add oats; mix well.
  2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 1 in. apart onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill in refrigerator until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 247 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 104mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

These creamy, no-bake peanut butter cookies can be made the night before. They're the perfect last-minute treat with little cleanup. —Molly Allen, Hood River, Oregon
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