These easy family friendly Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies have slightly crispy edges and soft melt in your mouth centers. They are the perfect balance of creamy peanut butter, old fashioned rolled oats and bittersweet chocolate chips without one flavor dominating the other. I love to serve them on my cookie trays with Andes Mint Cookies and Snickerdoodle Cookies.
I have this crazy thing for peanut butter!! I love it!! I have loved it since I was a little kid. My Mom was allergic to peanuts so peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were a treat. My older sister would have to make them and everything would have to be wiped down meticulously. We would always use a separate knife for each and the jelly was always spread first and put away. We did not want to inadvertently get peanut butter in the jelly and cause Mom’s eyes to swell shut. Despite all of that I still love peanut butter. It is no wonder that I love these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
How do you make Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies?
Start by whisking together the flour, baking soda and salt. Next using a mixer cream the butter and the brown sugar until light, fluffy and smooth. Now turn mixer to stir and add the peanut butter and vanilla. Mix just until incorporated and then add the egg. Then mix just until incorporated. Next add the flour mixture in three intervals mixing just until combined after each interval.
Then stir in the oats and chocolate chips. Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop place dough on baking sheets covered with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Finally bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool the cookies for 5-7 minutes before moving the to cookie cooling racks.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- Always preheat the oven and load the baking sheet in the middle rack in the center of the oven.
- I really love using Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips in these cookies but other chocolate chips can be substituted as well.
- Soften the butter and warm the egg to room temperature.
- For slightly crispy cookies bake for around 12 minutes for softer cookies bake for around 10 minutes.
- Cover the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Make the first batch a test run. Bake one or two cookies. This allows you to make sure the dough has been chilled enough so the cookies do not spread too much and to test baking time.
More cookies you will love!
- Iced Lemon Cookies
- Maraschino Cherry Almond Chocolate Cookies
- Best Peanut Butter Cookies
- Cowboy Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
- Best Butter Cookies
This post was originally published October 26, 2016 and was republished April 16, 2020 with new content.
PrintPeanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
A delectable combination of creamy peanut butter, old fashioned rolled oats and bittersweet chocolate chips in a cookie with slightly crispy edge and a soft melt in your mouth center.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (see notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In medium bowl mix baking soda, flour and salt. Set aside.
- Using a mixer on medium speed cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Turn mixer to low; add peanut butter and vanilla extract. Mix just until incorporated. Add the egg and mix just until incorporated. Add the flour mixture in three intervals mixing just until combined after each interval. Stir in rolled oats and chocolate chips.
- Using 1 1/2 tablespoons cookie scoop drop dough on to prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges. Allow to cool 5-7 minutes before removing to cookie cooling racks.
Notes
- Always preheat the oven and load the baking sheet in the middle rack in the center of the oven.
- I really love using Ghiradelli bittersweet chocolate chips in these cookies but other chocolate chips can be substituted as well.
- Soften the butter and warm the egg to room temperature.
- For slightly crispy cookies bake for around 12 minutes for softer cookies bake for around 10 minutes.
- Cover the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Make the first batch a test run. Bake one or two cookies. This allows you to make sure the dough has been chilled enough so the cookies do not spread too much and to test baking time.
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Tammy
I felt these cookies were very dry. They didn’t spread it all even though I didn’t chill the dough.
I had to over bake them just to get them done in the middle on my first run. I flattens the rest of them before baking.
Next time I will add an additional egg, reduce the oats to 1/2 cup and increase the peanut butter to one cup.
Other than being dry, the cookies are good. Hoping my adjustments will make them more moist.
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Frances
Do I use quick oats?
Beth Pierce
Rolled oats please
Cheryl
I add chopped walnuts and make monster cookies. Guys at work love them!!!
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Beth Pierce
Awesome! So glad that they like them! 😉
Barbara C
Loved them, but will add fruit next time for added sweetness
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JJ
These were fantastic! I smack mine to make them flat and chewy when cooking. All my picky eaters were in yummy heaven. Delicious recipe!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks so much JJ! So glad that everyone liked them!!
Kelly Anthony
Oatmeal is one of my favorite ingredients when it comes to cookies so I can’t wait to try your peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
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stephanie
I can’t wait to try this recipe. Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are my all time favorite. Thank you for sharing!
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Jessica Formicola
We made these cookies over the weekend and they turned out perfectly! We will definitely be making them again soon!
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kim
Loved this recipe! It was super easy and these were so good! Will definitely be making again!
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Pam Greer
These are so delicious! All my favorite cookies in one – peanut butter, chocolate chip and oatmeal!
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