3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

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Need a quick PB fix?  3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are here!  Super simple 3 ingredient cookies that are soft and chewy and full of delicious peanut butter flavor! Yum!!

It doesn’t get any easier than this, for a like ‘wow’ cookie in just minutes? Yay!! Gluten-free, no flour included!

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And did I say only 3 ingredients?  No need to be skeptical.  If you don’t believe me, just make them and you’ll see what I’m bragging about and how simple!  🙂

They taste amazing, especially when you want a delicious peanut butter cookie that doesn’t require chilling your dough.

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You can say they’re home-made too! Cuz they are! 🙂   No flour included, so they’re gluten free too.

More peanut butter cookies to introduce to you are these Peanut Butter Cup Explosion CookiesSoft Batch Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!

These Cookie Dough Brownie Cookies have an option for Nutella and peanut butter for the cookie dough.

3 ingredient cookies

If you want something easy, something fast, something sweet, something ultra peanut buttery, then these cookies will definitely fit that criteria!

Just scoop them with a cookie dough scooper and use a fork for a fancy press into your dough and bake!

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Ingredients You Need for 3 Ingredient Cookies

  • granulated sugar 
  • peanut butter
  • egg

How to Make Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

  1. Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. Stir all 3 ingredients together until mixed well.
  3. Using a tablespoon scoop (small), scoop up balls or roll into one inch balls and drop on baking sheet.
  4. Press down with the back of a fork and then press again from the other side to form the criss-cross pattern on top.
  5. Sprinkle with sugar on tops if you want.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  7. Allow them cool on the tray for a couple of minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Check out more How To – Baking Perfect Cookie Tips for the best cookie tips!

3 ingredient cookies

Make this yummy peanut butter cookie recipe for parties, snackin’ or holiday fun.  Kids love ’em!

You may want to snag the recipe of our amazing Amish Peanut Butter Cream Pie!  It’s a winner!

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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Kim Lange
Super simple 3 ingredient cookies! Soft and chewy and full of peanut butter flavor! Yum!!
4.73 from 18 votes
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15 Servings
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sugar Use extra sugar for rolling in sugar, use less sugar if you want, can reduce down to 1/2 cup and roll tops of cookies in sugar.
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 egg

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • Stir all 3 ingredients together until mixed well.
  • Using a tablespoon scoop (small), scoop up balls or roll into one inch balls and drop on baking sheet.
  • Press down with the back of a fork and then press again from the other side to form the criss-cross pattern on top.
  • Sprinkle with sugar on tops if you want.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Allow them cool on the tray for a couple of minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Makes 12 -14 cookies
Keyword 3 ingredient cookies, cookies, easy dessert, peanut butter cookies
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19 Comments

  1. Pretty good if you want some fast cookies. I made 24 small cookies. Super easy . I baked mine 10 minutes because they were smaller.

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  4. I wanted to know if it makes any difference if you use natural peanut butter or one with sugar in it like Jif etc.??

  5. You are so right Winnie! GREAT peanut butter cookie recipe for sure! 🙂 I am definitely a lover of these right with you. Thanks for stopping by!

  6. These cookies look GREAT, and from experience I know that they also taste GREAT
    I’m familiar with this recipe, and everyone that loves PB – loves these cookies

4.73 from 18 votes (17 ratings without comment)

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