A simple, made-from-scratch dessert recipe for making a batch of peanut butter and oatmeal cookies. These tasty cookies are not overly sweet but are perfectly crumbly and make for a great dessert option during the day or alongside a cup of coffee or tea.

Peanut butter oatmeal cookies stacked together on a green plate.

Tasty Oatmeal and Peanut Butter Cookies

I’ll be completely honest, peanut butter cookies in themselves are not my favorite types of cookies. I find them to be overly sweet, sugary and even heavy, which is why I love to add oats to the recipe. Combining oatmeal with peanut butter makes for a lighter and less sugary taste.

And for an added flavor and texture, you can also add a 1/2 cup of shredded coconuts into the cookie dough before rolling in to balls for baking.

Ultimate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Jane and Sonja

A simple dessert recipe for making a delicious batch of peanut butter and oatmeal cookies.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

½ cup butter room temperature
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup oats
¼ tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup shredded coconut optional

Instructions

Mix together butter and peanut butter until well blended.
Add sugars and egg and continue mixing.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, salt and baking soda.
Add the dry ingredients to wet and mix with a wooden spoon.
Add shredded coconut to the dough if desired.
Transfer ½ tbsp size dough, form into a ball on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and press down gently with a fork.
Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.
Remove and cool for 2 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.