Soft Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Kristi Christianson, East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Jul. 11, 2023

These soft cookies are a favorite of relatives and friends. When I double the recipe and take them to work, they always disappear.

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Soft Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Yield:6-1/2 dozen
Prep:15 min
Cook:10 min

Ingredients

  • 1 jar (12 ounces) peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon corn syrup
  • 4-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream peanut butter, butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in baking soda, vanilla and corn syrup. Stir in oats, chips and toffee bits.
  2. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks.
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