It doesn’t get any easier than these 3 ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies. Whip up a batch of delicious homemade peanut butter cookies that are naturally flour-free and dairy-free!
This 3 ingredient cookies recipe will blow you away. For more peanut butter goodness, try our Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies too! Or make a batch of this No Bake Peanut Butter Lasagna for the ultimate dessert.
Including cooling time, these cookies will be ready to eat in under 30 minutes! I always keep the ingredients for these Peanut Butter Cookies on hand so I can make a fresh batch at a moment’s notice.
While my classic peanut butter cookie recipe is amazing, today’s cookie has value all on it’s own!
- Only three ingredients.
- No flour needed.
- Quick and easy.
- Classic criss-cross pattern.
- Amazing peanut butter flavor!
Peanut Butter Cookies. From scratch. In minutes. What could be better? Try using my peanut butter blossom bars as inspiration to take this recipe to the next level.
Ingredient Notes
All you need to make peanut butter cookies:
- Peanut Butter. I use creamy, sweetened peanut butter. Do not use natural peanut butter. It makes cookies oily and crumbly.
- Granulated sugar.
- Egg.
Once you mix the ingredients together, just scoop onto a pan, bake, cool and enjoy!
Variations
- Chocolate chips. Fold morsels into the dough before baking for a tasty twist.
- Crunchy cookies. Fold chopped peanuts into the dough for a nutty crunch.
- Flavored peanut butter. Try different flavored peanut butters to change it up. Just make sure the peanut butter is not “natural style”.
Tips & Tricks
How to make the criss cross pattern. Press the flat side of a fork onto the top of each cookie before baking. Rotate the fork 90 degrees and press again. Make sure to use gentle pressure so you don’t tear the cookie.
Do not over bake. Cookies should be lightly browned on the bottom but not dark. These cookies can go from delightfully crispy to burnt in no time so keep an eye on that timer.
Cool completely. Resist the temptation to gobble the cookies down right away. They taste best when allowed to cool to room temperature.
Add Jelly. My peanut butter and jelly cookies are made using this easy peanut butter cookie recipe!
Freeze Cookies. Use my tips on how to freeze cookie dough for later.
Recipe FAQs
Natural peanut butters (the kind you have to keep in the refrigerator) do not contain any stabilizers. As a result, the oils separate from the peanuts. That’s why you have to stir natural peanut butter before using. When used in baking, the oils rise to the surface of the cookie. The result is a greasy, crumbly cookie that won’t hold together.
When cookies get dry and crumbly, over baking is usually the culprit. Crunchy peanut butter will also make the cookies more crumbly.
Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days.
Yes, peanut butter cookies keep well in the freezer for up to 3 months.
More Easy Cookie Recipes
- These sweet Snickerdoodles are for my cinnamon lovers! A classic treat that will always taste delicious!
- These easy and fun Chocolate M&M Cookies are perfect for a treat in your kids lunches! Use this M&M Cookie recipe too!
- These Oatmeal Scotchies give a buttery twist on a classic cookie! Real butterscotch flavor in these treats!
- Make these Cool Whip Cookies if you want some light, fluffy, and different cookies this week!
- Don’t miss out on smores just because it’s winter! Make these S’mores Cookies to get your favorite bonfire flavors!
- These easy and delicious Oreo Cheesecake Cookies are sure to impress your family and friends!
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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, sugar and egg. Mix until well combined. Scoop into 1 Tbsp balls and drop onto cookie sheet.
- Using the tines of a fork, flatten cookie dough with criss-cross of fork tines.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool completely.
Notes
- I do not recommend natural peanut butter in this recipe, as it can be too oily.
- Mix-ins: add some chocolate chips for a tasty twist.
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Everyone loves 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies! Simple delicious treats that are perfect paired with a glass of milk.
Had to try and was pleasantly surprised how good the cookies turned out. I let them rest, but was tempted, to taste test. The flavor was definitely a peanut butter cookie
Will make again!!!!
So glad you tried them Carol!
So simple and delicious!
I made these with half granulated Monk fruit and half granulated stevia. Topped each cookie with sugar free chocolate chips. They are very good and very easy.
Simple and easy to make. I made a change by using almond butter instead of peanut butter since for some reason in the past 5-10 years peanuts make me queasy. They were awesome and tasty with the almond butter… might try cashew or pistachio butter next time.
Super easy and a tasty treat!
These Peanut Butter Cookies are really good! And to think we used to use all kinds of ingredients!!! These cookies passed the picky toddler test too! This is the recipe I’ll be using from now on!!!
thanks!!!
I made these for my son’s birthday since he loves peanut butter. I was amazed at how easy they were to make and they had a good flavor. I was even able to get my husband in on doing the criss crosses for me. I like that it didn’t make a lot of cookies, just enough for a quick treat. This recipe is a keeper!
Made these with chunky peanut butter. So quick, easy, and delicious.
I love these peanut butter cookies. I have to be gluten free and it’s hard finding cookie recipes that taste good and these taste just like the original. So good!
These are THE BEST peanut butter cookies!
We loved them and they remind me of the flavor packed pb cookies I grew up eating. I’ll be making them this way from now on.
We love these cookies, my family requests these often. Great recipe easy and quick. Delicious!! Thanks for all the great recipes.