🥜🍪 My Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are lightly crisp around the edges, soft, chewy, and LOADED with nutty flavor and rich chocolate chips in every bite! Why choose between oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, or soft chocolate chip cookies when you can have them all?
Why You’ll Love These Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
A personal favorite of mine, these cookies combine elements from all my favorite cookies. The recipe is adapted from and very similar to the Peanut Butter Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookie recipe, making it virtually foolproof.
- All you need is one bowl and a spoon, and these cookies are ready to eat in about 30 minutes.
- The higher ratio of brown to white sugar and egg yolk to egg white results in a super soft centers and a chewy texture.
- There’s no chilling required, and one batch makes 13 large cookies, making it the perfect treat for all your cookie cravings. I’d go ahead and make an extra batch before you find yourself snacking. They’re seriously addicting!
Ingredients You’ll Need
There’s a LOT of flavor packed into every bite of these cookies, all thanks to just a handful of simple ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need for this chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal cookie recipe:
- Butter – I recommend using unsalted butter and letting it come to room temperature for easy mixing. Feel free to use margarine or a vegan butter for dairy-free cookies
- Sugar – The combination of brown sugar (light or dark) and granulated sugar sweetens the dough, adds a touch of molasses flavor, and contributes to the chewy texture
- Peanut Butter – Use creamy peanut butter. I recommend a brand like Jif or Skippy. Natural peanut butter tends to separate and cause greasy cookies. I also don’t recommend crunchy peanut butter, because it won’t incorporat into the dough evenly. Have leftover peanut butter? Check out my peanut butter cookbook to put it to good use!
- Eggs – For vegan cookies, substitute a flax egg
- Vanilla Extract
- Flour – I use all-purpose flour. If you need gluten-free cookies, substitute a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour. Then, make sure to double-check the nutrition label on the rest of the ingredients
- Oats – Make sure to use old-fashioned oats. Quick oats and steel-cut oats will NOT work for this recipe! For gluten-free cookies, make sure to use certified gluten-free oats
- Baking Soda
- Mix-Ins – I use semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips. Or, experiment with mix-ins like peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, toffee bits, raisins, nuts, seeds, etc. I don’t recommend adding more than 1/2 cup, or your cookies will just be way too packed
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Melt the peanut butter and butter in the microwave in a large mixing bowl. Then, stir in the remaining wet ingredients. Wait a few minutes before combining ingredients to avoid scrambling the eggs! There’s no need for an electric mixer or stand mixer!
- Add the oats, followed by the remaining dry ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips or mix-ins of choice.
- Portion the dough, and chill it in the fridge.
- Arrange the cookie dough balls on a silpat mat or parchment paper lined baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie. Bake until the edges and tops are just set. (I like very underdone and soft cookies, so I baked mine for 10 minutes) The cookies will look pretty raw even at 12 minutes, and that’s ok. Take them out and let them sit and cool well before eating.
- Cool on the pan. There’s no need for a wire rack!
Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Large, Microwave-Safe Bowl
- 1 Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, discard extra white or save for another use
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup old-fashioned whole rolled oats, not instant or quick cook
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup peanut butter chips, white chocolate or butterscotch chips may be substituted
Instructions
- To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter, peanut butter, and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute. Stop to check and stir. Heat in 15-second increments until mixture can be stirred smooth.
- Wait momentarily before adding the egg and yolk so you don’t scramble them. Add the egg, sugars, vanilla, and whisk until combined. It’s okay if mixture is slightly granular.
- Add the oats and stir to combine.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and stir to combine; don’t overmix. Dough is fairly thick.
- Add the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and stir to incorporate.
- Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 13 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly. Tip – Strategically place a few chocolate chips on top of each mound of dough by taking chips from the underside and adding them on top.
- Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading. Dough is a bit on the oily side before chilling and becomes less oily as it chills.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet).
- Bake for about 11 to 12 minutes (for very soft cookies, longer for more well-done cookies), or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.
Notes
- Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Edited to add the following related cookie recipes – November 2012
Chocolate Chip and Chunk Cookies – This is my new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe for straight up chocolate chip cookies, without oats or peanut butter added. They are soft, chewy, tender, moist, a snap to make, and have two kinds of chocolate in every bite. They are my new go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies (from Jacques Torres) – I learned many valuable lessons when making these cookies, from loving bread flour in cookies to detesting cake flour in them; to baking cookies bigger to stuffing in extra chocolate. The cookies are very good, and I loved them on the first day, and I wrote extensively about my thoughts overall on them.
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Skillet Cookie – This cookie combines three of my favorite cookies into one – chocolate chip, peanut butter, and oatmeal. The edges bake up crispy and chewy, and sweetened condensed milk is baked into the cookie, keeping the interior a literal hot, sweet, and gooey mess.
Had a late-night craving & made these. Yummyy!! So easy to make, and so delicious! Dallas & I shared them warm from the oven. Best cookies I’ve had in a long time, and EXACTLY what I was craving! :D Thank you!!
Of all the cookies I’ve made in recent memory, those are my faves!
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https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2011/10/peanut-butter-oatmeal-white-chocolate-cookies.html
The ingredient list is pretty much the same, except white vs dark chips…it’s the preparation method and ratios. I love the dough on both.
Thanks for LMK you made them and they hit the spot!!
Ooohhh I have some vegan white chocolate in the fridge so I will try those cookies next!
I also noticed someone asking if these work with vegan ingredients…? Yes they do!! I just used Ener-G egg replacer instead of eggs, and Earth Balance instead of butter. They were perfect :D
Glad to know the Ener-G worked like a charm on these cookies.
And for the white choc ones, you don’t actually have to add white choc if you don’t want, but the dough itself is just really good dough…and you can doctor it up with dark choc chips, nuts, etc. Since you sound like you like cookies like I do, I thought I’d lyk that’s one of my faves; but you have white choc chips on hand that are vegan? Awesome! You’re all set :)
ohhh great to know! I may add some pecans, too :D
A great dough is very important to a perfect cookie! Dough should be delicious before all the extra goodies (like choc chips are added), so thank you! I will definitely try that one :)
The dough in this one is reeaally yummy, too. I left some aside on purpose to munch while my cookies were baking :D hehe
okay i can’t wait to try these! Putting on pinterest asap
you’re such a doll..thank you :)
And I can’t wait to try all YOUR goodies! As in…an entire book’s worth of them!
Wanted to report back that I made these, and I loved how chewy they were! I didn’t have vanilla extract so I used Almond. They are really tasty, but can’t wait to try them with vanilla, which I assume will bring out the pb taste!
Glad you liked them and the PB taste isn’t too terribly strong in them…it’s more for moisture/chewiness but yes, some flavor. Use half PB chips and half choc chips next time if you wanna bring out more PB flavor, too! Thanks for the field report!
Has anyone had luck with vegan or gf or both?
Yes I’ve tried them as GF and they worked just fine!
I made these for my classmates yesterday and they raved about them! However, we are grad students, so we love any free food, but I really don’t think that was the case :)
I have a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe from my mom that she always made when I was growing up, so it’s the one I’ve always used. I’ve been trying to branch out though!
I’m so glad that these were a hit! I’ve had a few people make them and report back with rave reviews…so thank you! :)
These were amazing! Thanks for posting it.
I’m glad you liked them!
Hi Averie! It’s definitely not too late to enter my contest! It runs through midnight pacific time tonight. The only thing is you have SO MANY gorgeous photos in this post, I’ll just need you to pick one of them for your entry! You can do one of two things: A) Edit this post with a little footnote that links to my contest page and describes which photo you would like to use, or B) create a new post with your photo entry and a link to the page! That’s all! Good luck!! (SO glad you entered!)
Ahh sorry I couldn’t include you this time; I just didn’t know which photo you specifically wanted to enter. Don’t worry; I might do this contest again sometime! Stay tuned for results and don’t forget to vote!
Jen….so sorry I never got back to you with the pic. Had a busy day and was preoccupied but would love to catch you next time on your next challenge. Great idea!
I absolutely adore this…I love oatmeal in cookies but without the raisins…this is on the top of my list to make for the cookie swap.
So bummed I will be traveling while you’re doing the cookie exchange. Wish I could join in…LMK if you make these!
Peanut butter cookies have to be my favorite, but I’m a sucker for a chewy chocolate chip cookie as well. I haven’t baked anything in ages and really need to rectify that soon!!!