Loaded Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These loaded peanut butter oatmeal cookies are thick, chewy, and packed with chocolate chips and caramel bits in every bite. They have that classic peanut butter cookie flavor you love, plus hearty oats and sweet pockets of caramel that make them extra special.
This easy cookie recipe is perfect for cookie trays, after school treats, bake sales and anytime you want a dependable homemade cookie that everyone gets excited about.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy loaded peanut butter oatmeal cookies made with simple pantry ingredients and no chilling required.
- Thick and chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies taste like bakery-style cookies for a recipe that stays soft and chewy.
- An elevated peanut butter oatmeal cookie loaded with chocolate and caramel that feels special but stays easy.
Ingredients for Loaded Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Butter – I always use salted butter but unsalted butter will also work
- Peanut butter – Crunchy peanut butter is my choice, smooth works too if that is what you have
- Brown sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- All purpose flour
- Old fashioned oats – Quick oats work too
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Chocolate chips – Semi-sweet or milk chocolate
- Caramel bits
How to Make Loaded Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Cream the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Add flour, oats, baking soda and salt, mixing well until fully combined.
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- Fold in chocolate chips, and caramel bits until evenly distributed.
- Scoop cookie dough using a medium size cookie scoop or spoon onto a parchment lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- For thin and crispy cookies, gently press the dough balls flat using a fork. For thick and chewy cookies, leave dough mounded.
- Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set and centers look slightly soft.
- Press additional chocolate chips into the warm cookies if desired and sprinkle with coarse or flaked salt.
- Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
If you love thick, chewy cookies that are loaded with flavor, these loaded peanut butter oatmeal cookies belong on your baking list. They are easy, delicious and guaranteed to disappear fast. Bake a batch today and see why this version quickly becomes a favorite.
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Loaded Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Caramel
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more for sprinkling over baked cookies
- 11 ounces caramel bits
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips plus more for topping cookies if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Add butter, peanut butter and brown sugar to bowl and beat with an electric mixer 2 minutes.
- Next, add eggs and vanilla, mixing until combined.
- Add flour, oats, baking soda and salt, mix thoroughly.
- Mix in the chocolate chips and caramel bits until well combined.
- Use a medium cookie scoop and place dough 2 inches apart on a greased or parchment lined baking sheet.
- Mash cookies with a fork crosswise if you like flatter cookies or keep in rounds if you would like fatter cookies.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or just until edges are lightly browned.
- Press extra chocolate chips into each cookie and sprinkle with a bit of salt if desired.
- Cool cookies on baking sheet for 2 minutes then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
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