The Best Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies With Butterscotch Chips

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These are the best peanut butter oatmeal cookies you will ever eat. The secret is the sweet butterscotch chips that are mixed into the dough. We love a sweet & salty cookie around here and this is one of our favorites! They are thick and soft cookies and they hold their shape well.

Why You’ll Love This Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

1. This peanut butter cookie recipe is easy to make. It’s as simple as mixing the wet & dry ingredients together separately, then combining the two, chilling and baking.
2. They feed a crowd! They are perfect for taking to a potluck.
3. They taste like a bakery-style cookie and will wow your loved ones!

What ingredients do I need to make Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies?

For this recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• Rolled Oats
• All-Purpose Flour
• Baking Soda
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Butter
• Peanut Butter
• Brown Sugar
• Granulated Sugar or Organic Cane Sugar
• Eggs
• Vanilla
• Butterscotch Chips

Helpful Supplies For This Recipe

Below are some kitchen tools that I find helpful for making peanut butter oatmeal cookies:

• Kitchen Aid Mixer – This mixer was handed down to me by my mother-in-law. It’s been going strong for quite some time now. She took her mother’s and hers is also working well. You can’t beat the quality!
• Glass Mixing Bowls – I love these bowls and use them daily. The set has three different sizes and all come with lids.
• Large Cookie Scoop – I use this scoop for basically all of my cookie recipes. I love that it allows me to easily make large cookies.
• Adjustable Measuring Cup – This simple little gadget is probably my favorite. I just love it for measuring things like peanut butter, honey, or sour cream. It slides right out, which means no scraping!
• Large Cookie Sheets – Since I prefer larger cookies, having larger cookie sheets is a must. These are 17.5″ x 12″ cookie sheets.
• Wax Paper – This isn’t a necessity, but it’s great for resting your prepared cookie dough balls on in the fridge.
• Parchment Paper – Let’s keep those cookie sheets clean! I plan to snag this unbleached variety when I run out next. Always looking for ways to be a bit crunchier!
• Cooling Racks – I have a small kitchen, so I love that these stack. It’s a game changer when you have limited counter space and also love to bake.

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How do I make Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies?

The process of making these peanut butter oatmeal cookies is quite simple. You will create the cookie dough and let it chill. Bake the cookies. Let them cool completely and you’re ready to enjoy! Detailed instructions are explained below:

Making the Dough

1. Start by beating your butter and sugars together in your stand mixer or in a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer.
2. Next add in your eggs one at a time. Add in vanilla.
3. Lastly, mix in your peanut butter until well incorporated.
4. In a separate mixing bowl, you will whisk together your dry ingredients: flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and butterscotch chips.
5. Next you will add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients just until combined. You don’t want to overmix as this will result in a tougher cookie.
6. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes before creating your cookie dough balls. It will be a little sticky at first so letting it chill slightly will make it easier to manipulate into your dough balls later.

Preparing the Cookie Dough Balls

1. Once your dough is chilled, using a large cookie scoop, portion your cookies out onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. This will yield about 32 large cookies.
2. After forming your cookie dough balls, you can either begin baking or you can cover the tray with plastic wrap and continue to chill for up to 48 hours before baking. I like to let mine chill for another 1-2 hours or longer before baking.

Baking the Cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. On a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, place 6-8 cookie dough balls spaced about 3″ apart.
   • Side note: Keep the cookie dough balls that are not currently in the oven in the fridge until right before you’re ready to use. You want to keep the dough chilled for best results!
3. Bake for 12-14 mins. Cook time will vary by oven. The perfectly soft baked cookie will come out with the edges just starting to crisp and a middle that still looks soft.
4. Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 15 minutes before moving to the cooling racks to finish cooling. The’ll finish baking while resting on the sheet.
5. Enjoy!!

Serving the Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

These make for a delicious dessert or afternoon snack paired with a cold glass of milk. The oats make them feel “healthy,” so I wouldn’t judge you if you decided to have one at breakfast. Pair with some protein for a well-rounded breakfast and you’re good!

How do I store Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies?

These cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some commonly asked questions for this peanut butter cookie recipe.

Tips for Baking The Best Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

• Don’t skip chilling the dough if you can help it! It really does make for a better cookie, always.
• Prepping your dough balls all at once makes the baking process go by quicker. Having them premade speeds things up. Also use two cookie sheets so you can rotate the one in use and be able to continue baking while one batch is still cooling on the sheet.

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