Have you ever tried adding apples to Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies?

If you love dipping your apple slices in peanut butter, today’s cookies will make you very happy indeed.
Every bite of these chewy oatmeal cookies is full of real apple chunks and decadent peanut butter flavor.

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I love that these cookies are satisfyingly sweet but not as over the top as other peanut butter treats.
They make a superb treat for school lunch boxes, holiday cookie trays, after-school snacks or just because.

The first time I made them, my son walked into the kitchen after work and asked, “What kind of cookies are these?”. Without hesitation, my daughter answered, “Delicious!”

You could even justify eating these apple oatmeal cookies for breakfast.
I mean . . . they have oatmeal AND fruit in them, right?
It’s right there in the name.

Ready to get baking?

What do I need?

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for the BEST Apple Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies.

• butter
• brown sugar
• granulated sugar
• peanut butter
• eggs
• vanilla
• quick oats
• flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• apple

How to make peanut butter oatmeal apple cookies

Making these cookies is as simple as any oatmeal drop cookie recipe. Beat together the butter, sugars, peanut butter and eggs. Mix in the dry ingredients.

Fold in a chopped apple and drop the dough onto a baking sheet. Bake cookies until they’re lightly golden around the edges.

The hardest part is having enough patience to let them cool! They smell so good fresh out of the oven that you’ll be tempted to bite into one right away.

What kind of apples are best in cookies?

I like to use apples with a good balance of sweetness and tartness in these oatmeal cookies.
Honeycrisp apples are my favorite!
You want an apple that will hold up well when baked and Braeburn, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Granny Smith are just a few of the apples that are the best.
While I much prefer using McIntosh apples The EASIEST Apple Cream Pie I’ve ever made, they aren’t recommended because they do get pretty soft when baked. But honestly, that’s exactly why I do love them in this pie.

Can I use rolled oats instead of quick oats?

You can substitute rolled oats for quick oats if that’s what you have on hand. They will give the cookies more texture and sometimes I prefer using them in regular oatmeal cookies.

How to Store Oatmeal Cookies

• Store apple peanut butter oatmeal cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Enjoy within 1 week for best flavor.
• Freeze cookies for longer storage. Transfer them to freezer bags and stash in the freezer for up to 3 months.

In my house these cookies get eaten up too quickly to ever have enough to freeze! The combination of apples,  cinnamon and peanut butter is too good to resist.

Apple Cookie Recipes

Looking for more ideas for perfect apple cookies for fall? You’ll flip for these reader favorite recipes.

• Caramel Apple Pie Crust Cookies
• Cinnamon Applesauce Cookies
• Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
• Cranberry Apple Oatmeal Skillet Cookie

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Your favorite peanut butter oatmeal cookie filled with fresh apple chunks and creamy peanut butter! Bake up a batch of these for a crowd pleasing fall treat.

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Apple Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Classic oatmeal cookies–with a twist. Apple Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are full of apple chunks and nutty peanut flavor. Perfectly chewy with a hint of cinnamon, these cookies make the perfect addition to your cookie jar!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Apple Oatmeal Cookies, Apple Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies, cookies, oatmeal cookies, Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 11 minutes minutes

Total Time 31 minutes minutes

Servings 55 cookies

Calories 84kcal

Author Lynne Feifer

Equipment

• Mixer
• Mixing bowls
• baking sheets

Ingredients

• ¾ cup butter room temperature
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups oats I used quick oats, not rolled
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 apple I used a Honeycrisp.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In the bowl of a mixer, cream butter and sugars together, about 4 minutes.
• Mix in the peanut butter.
• Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until thoroughly combined.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating just until combined.
• Peel, core and dice the apple. Add it to the batter and mix to combine.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet and bake for 8-11 minutes until lightly golden around the edges.
• Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

A Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apple works great for this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 86IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg

This post has been updated in format and with photos on 10/18/21. It was originally published on 10/17/15.

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Until I started baking goodies on a regular basis I was buying Nutter Butters quite often.
And I admit that I sometimes still do.
But they’re becoming so expensive!

And forget when it was Girl Scout Cookie time – those Do-Si-Do’s were gone in less than an hour when paired with a glass of milk!
And no one else ever had a taste of them unless we were the first one to get to the box!

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This has got to be the easiest cookie recipe I’ve ever made. And I found an Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookie recipe from my good friend Mary, and her wonderful blog, Barefeet In The Kitchen.
As I said, these are SO easy to make with just three ingredients!
It takes literally ONE minute to mix the ingredients together, roll them out and flatten, then 12 minutes to bake them.

What three ingredients do I need?

• peanut butter
• egg
• granulated sugar

THAT’S IT??
Yup, that’s all you need!

How do you make peanut butter cookies using only three ingredients?

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F, and place a sheet of parchment on a baking sheet.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the peanut butter, egg, and granulated sugar.
3. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball with the back of a fork making a criss-cross pattern.
4. Bake for 12 minutes. Cook on baking sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Are these Peanut Butter Cookies Hard or Soft?

This peanut butter cookie recipe makes cookies that are soft when first removed from the oven.
They will stay soft for a few hours, but will harden over time.

How can I soften hard cookies?

To keep these cookies (or any cookies) soft, store them in a tightly sealed container with the end piece of a loaf of bread.
The cookies will absorb the moisture from the bread and voila!
It’s like magic, I tell ya.
I do this to keep my brown sugar soft, too!

What can I use for a sugar substitute?

I made these 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies using stevia and natural peanut butter in the same amounts, and they turned out great though a bit crumbly and not as soft.
Readers have also told me they’ve used monk fruit extract and that works as well.

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• 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Oat Squares  
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• S’Mores Sugar Cookie Pie 
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The 13 minute, 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie

The 13 Minute, 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are not your typical peanut butter cookie because they're made with only three ingredients and are ready in just thirteen minutes! They're the perfect thing to make when you need something sweet to eat or have little ones wanting a quick snack.

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies

Prep Time 1 minute minute

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Total Time 13 minutes minutes

Servings 18 Cookies

Calories 131kcal

Author Lynne Feifer

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment or with a silicone baking mat.
• In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, peanut butter and egg together until well incorporated.
• Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Using the back of a fork, make a criss-cross pattern on each cookie.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a minute or two before transferring to a wire rack.

Notes

These cookies will not spread, so can be placed about an inch or so apart.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg

I used to rate everything I baked on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the best and these 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies earned 3 1/2 rolling pins!
They were by far the easiest cookie evah! 😉 Three ingredients and ready in no time. It doesn’t get any better than this when the troops are begging for some cookies!

This post has been updated with pictures and in format on 7/6/21.
It was originally published on 4/12/14.

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