Oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are a perfect treat that combines three rich flavors. They're the perfect cookie to make with kids and great for any season.

This is my favorite oatmeal cookie recipe. I have made this cookie dozens of times and it’s delicious each and every time. This oatmeal peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie is the perfect marriage of flavors. When the idea for this cookie came to me, I put on my culinary school hat and began recipe testing. I tested this recipe 5 times before reaching a recipe that had the optimal texture and flavor.

Why You'll Love These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Combines the goodness of oats, the rich flavor of peanut butter and chocolate chips.
Easy recipe that's kid friendly.
Easily customized cookie recipe.
Can be made ahead and frozen.

Ingredients For Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

All-purpose flour
Baking soda
Baking powder
Salt
Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
Unsalted butter
White granulated sugar
Brown sugar
Creamy peanut butter
Vanilla extract
Large egg
Dark chocolate chips
Rolled oats

Recommended Equipment

For this recipe you'll need a stand mixer, parchment paper and a large cookie sheet.

How to Make Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then, line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
In a medium bowl mix your dry ingredients, combine your flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla instant pudding mix.
In a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer mix your wet ingredients, combine butter, brown and white sugar until creamy and smooth. Add peanut butter, vanilla extract and egg then mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Slowly, mix in your flour mixture until combined. Then, fold in semi-sweet chocolate chips and old-fashioned oats.
Scoop the cookie dough using a cookie scoop at a time onto your prepared baking sheet leaving about an inch of space between each cookie. Bake for 13 minutes and let them cool.

Variations of Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Want a little salty with your sweet? Opt for topping your cookies with a sprinkle of sea salt before baking.
Don't like peanut butter? Swap it out for almond butter or cashew butter.
Want some crunch with your cookies? Use crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy.
Don't want chocolate chips in your cookies? Swap the chocolate for raisins and you'd have peanut butter oatmeal raisin cookies.
Want some extra chocolate? add some extra chocolate chips over the top of your cookies before baking.
Don't have old fashioned oats? You can use quick oats

Tips for chewy Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Use fresh and good quality ingredients.
Measure the flour correctly. If you pack in too much flour, these cookies will puff up and be dry, rather than soft and chewy. For best results, Spoon flour into the measuring cup and level with the back of a butter knife.
For the perfectly round cookie, the minute the cookies come out of oven, use the largest biscuit cutter you have or the opening of large round cup if the cookies are too big (anything round and wider than your cookies) Place the biscuit cutter over the cookies on the hot cookie sheet and move your hand in a circular motion for about 10 seconds.
Leave ample room on the baking sheet. Leave about 2 inches between cookies to ensure they don't crowd while baking.

How to Store Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

unbaked cookie dough storage

I'm a big fan of making a big batch of cookie dough and freezing the bulk of the dough in order to have fresh baked cookies whenever I want. This is my process for freezing cookie dough:

Using your ice cream scoop, scoop out your cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Chill the scooped cookie dough balls in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Remove the cookie dough from the freezer and place the cold cookie dough balls into a freezer safe zip-top bag.
Place the frozen cookie dough for up to 2 months.
When it’s time to bake the cookies, bake them for two minutes longer since the dough is frozen.

baked cookie storage

To store your baked cookies, place them in an airtight container. They will keep at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Why You'll Love These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies