These cookies are well-known and always a crowd pleaser. This recipe can be made easily in a matter of 5 minutes on the stovetop. I have made this many times and have found that candy bits can be added and chocolate cocoa as well to make these a peanut-buttery chocolate treat. I made these treats every couple of weeks during my time spent living in Chile for a year and a half. Therefore, these treats can be made with simple ingredients that are found both here in the United States and abroad. You can make these treats into bars, balls, or fill up an entire cookie sheet. I also have made these treats in a milk chocolate version and a dark chocolate version. All involve peanut butter but this recipe version is my favorite of the different versions I’ve found. That is probably because I am a sucker for peanut butter anything. These treats are so simple and delicious that they are sure to disappear fast!
These cookies are well-known and always a crowd pleaser. This recipe can be made easily in a matter of 5 minutes on the stovetop. I have made this many times and have found that candy bits can be added and chocolate cocoa as well to make these a peanut-buttery chocolate treat. These treats are so simple and delicious that they are sure to disappear fast!
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1 stick butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups oatmeal (or to desired thickness)
- Wax paper
Instructions
- In saucepan, cream together stick of butter with 2 cups of sugar.
- Add milk and vanilla and boil for 2–3 minutes.
- Add peanut butter and cups of oatmeal and mix well over heat.
- Once melted, take off of heat.
- Drop mixture by the spoonful on the wax paper and let cookies harden.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*If chocolate version is desired, just add 4 tablespoons of cocoa.
Awesome! They are so good!