Outrageous Cookies are like a party in your mouth! Soft, chewy, and packed with a perfect blend of creamy peanut butter, hearty oatmeal, and gooey chocolate chips. It's like getting all your favorite cookies rolled into one irresistible treat!
These outrageously delicious chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal cookies will satisfy every craving in a single bite. (I don't know where this outrageous cookie recipe originated, but it is popular in Amish cookbooks.)
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Why You'll Love These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
- Soft, chewy, and packed with flavor - peanut butter, oatmeal, and chocolate chips all in one cookie.
- Perfectly balanced sweetness - not too sweet, just right for snacking or dessert.
- Kid-approved (and adult-approved too!) - everyone will grab seconds.
- Freezer-friendly - make a batch now, enjoy later.
Ingredients
- White Sugar provides sweetness and helps with spreading and browning during baking.
- Brown Sugar adds moisture and a slight caramel flavor. It also contributes to the chewiness and helps with browning.
- Softened Butter provides richness, flavor, and moisture. It also helps with spreading and contributes to the texture. (I use salted butter.)
- Creamy Peanut Butter adds a distinct nutty flavor, moisture, and richness. (I recommend using a quality brand such as Jif or Skippy.)
- Eggs bind the ingredients together, provide structure, and contribute to the texture.
- All-Purpose Flour is the main dry ingredient. It provides structure and helps hold everything together.
- Oatmeal adds texture, chewiness, and a nutty flavor to the cookies. It also adds some heartiness and nutritional value. (Use rolled oats or quick oats - rolled oats may produce a chewier texture while quick oats produce a softer texture and blend into the dough more.)
- Baking Soda acts as a leavening agent, helping the cookies to rise and become soft and fluffy.
- Salt & Vanilla Extract enhance the flavors.
- Chocolate Chips add sweetness, richness, and bursts of chocolate flavor to the cookies. They also provide melty pockets of chocolate throughout the cookie. (Dark chocolate chips are my first choice.)
How to Make Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Mix Wet Ingredients:
- In a large bowl, beat together white sugar, brown sugar, softened butter, and creamy peanut butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add vanilla extract and eggs, and mix well.
- Combine Dry Ingredients:
- In a separate bowl, mix all-purpose flour, oatmeal, baking soda, and salt.
- Combine Wet and Dry Mixtures:
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until well combined.
- Add Chocolate Chips:
- Stir in two cups of chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Bake:
- Scoop the dough onto greased cookie trays and bake at 350°F (175°C) for approximately 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Centers may look slightly undercooked.
- Cool and Store:
- Let the cookies rest on the tray for a minute, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container. They can also be frozen to keep them fresh longer.
Do I Have to Use Chocolate Chips?
Nope! Feel free to make these outrageous cookies without chocolate chips. You can skip them altogether if you prefer. Or swap them out for other mix-ins like peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, M&Ms, Reese's pieces, raisins, pecans, or anything else you think would be good in there.
Storing Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
After baking, store these soft and chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Since oats are a drying ingredient, these cookies will become stale more quickly than some. Therefore, I recommend placing some of them in the freezer to keep them fresh.
I typically keep out whatever I think we will eat in the first day or two and freeze the rest in another airtight container. Frozen cookies stay fresh for up to two months.
When you're ready to enjoy them, take the cookies out of the freezer about 30 minutes before serving. Or you can even munch on them straight from the freezer. I have a couple of cookie monsters at my house who love frozen cookies. 😉
More Amish Cookie Recipes
- Toffee Crunch Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
- Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
- Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies
- Amish Sugar Cookies
- Mint Surprise Cookies
If you love homemade cookies, these peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies will quickly become a favorite. Chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, and oatmeal cookies are all loved individually, but these Outrageous cookies bring together the best of all worlds into one delicious treat!
If you try this Amish recipe for Outrageous Cookies, I'd love it if you left a comment and star rating below. Thank you!
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Outrageous Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup softened butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup oatmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large mixing bowl, with the paddle attachment, beat sugars, butter, and peanut butter until smooth and creamy.1 cup white sugar, ⅔ cup brown sugar, 1 cup softened butter, 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- Add the vanilla and eggs and mix well.2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 large eggs
- Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then add them to the wet mixture and mix to combine.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup oatmeal, 2 teaspoons baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- Stir in the chocolate chips. Then scoop the dough onto greased cookie trays and bake for approximately 10 minutes.2 cups chocolate chips
- Let the cookies rest on the tray for a minute then remove them to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container. Cookies can be frozen to keep them fresh longer.
Anna
Delicious!
NoName4U
What? No raisins? Ahhh...but it still sounds heavenly!
Anna
Feel free to add raisins to the mix yet too if desired.:)
Sonja
These were a huge hit at my workplace! Thank you for posting your recipes. Your recipes are reliable and the end product is fabulous!!!
Anna
Thank you for the lovely feedback! So glad they were enjoyed!