Three ingredients to make peanut butter cookies

Who doesn’t have happy childhood memories of making or eating peanut butter cookies? With a crosshatch pattern on top and a chewy bite and nutty sweet taste, three-ingredient peanut butter cookies are a classic.

Since Bold Baking is all about giving you the confidence to bake anytime, anywhere — behold my 3 Ingredient Cookies and this easy peanut butter cookies recipe. That means no baking powder, flour, baking soda, or butter is necessary. All you need are peanut butter, sugar, and eggs. (If you have a few more ingredients, though, you can try my Best-Ever Peanut Butter Cookies, too!)

The Best Peanut Butter For Making Peanut Butter Cookies

If you tell anyone I said this, I will deny it and say that you are lying. The best peanut butter to use in this recipe is cheap, smooth peanut butter. The brand you want to use is probably the one you grew up on, but don’t buy anymore at the store.

Nothing against my Homemade Peanut Butter recipe, but it just doesn’t yield you the best peanut butter cookie with the fullest peanut butter flavor. If you find your cookies are too crumbly, it can be a result of a more quality peanut butter. Sometimes the perfect peanut butter is the most affordable kind.

Ratio Of Ingredients For 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

My 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie recipe is truly as easy as 1, 2, 3, meaning you can whip them up on any old day. This recipe is pretty much magic, made with just 1 cup of creamy peanut butter, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 egg. The 1 to 1 to 1 ratio really makes this recipe easy to remember.

What You’ll Need To Make Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies

• Large cookie sheet (or baking sheet) and parchment paper.
• Large bowl
• Measuring cups
• Fork
• Wire rack

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies From Scratch

Not only does this three-ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe need few ingredients, it only takes a few steps. Here’s how you do it, and don’t forget to get the full printable written recipe, with measurements, down below.

1. Preheat oven to 350 and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Stir all three ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Scoop out 2 tablespoons of cookies and roll into a ball.
4. Place cookie dough rolls on cookie sheet.
5. Press down with a fork. Create a criss-cross pattern by pressing down again at a perpendicular angle.
6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and let cool for 1 to 2 minutes. Then move cookies to a wire rack to continue cooling.
8. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

Making These Cookies Vegan And Substituting The Eggs

Yes, you can replace the eggs, but just note you might not get the EXACT same result as I did. You can replace the eggs in this recipe by following my Egg Substitutes Chart for cookies. Flax egg will be the best substitute.

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Ideas

While these simple peanut butter cookies are perfect all on their own, I love the idea of these being filled with my creamy 2 Ingredient Ice Cream to make some homemade ice cream sandwiches. You could absolutely cover these peanut butter cookies in rich Chocolate Frosting, or dip them in melted chocolate! All you Bold Bakers must give these a try.

I promise you, these soft peanut butter cookies will be an instant hit.

Try More of My Cookie Recipes:

• More 3 Ingredient Cookies
• Crazy Cookie Dough: One Cookie Dough with Endless Flavor Variations
• Gemma’s Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Gemma’s Best-Ever Peanut Butter Cookies

And don’t forget to buy my Bigger Bolder Baking Cookbook!

Full (and printable) recipe below!

Try These Cookies!

Gemma's Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Gemma's Best-Ever Peanut Butter Cookies

Gemma's Best-Ever Oatmeal Cookies

Best Ever Sugar Cookie Recipe

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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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Whip up my 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies recipe in no time. My easy Peanut Butter Cookies taste as good as a classic recipe without all the fuss.

Author: Gemma Stafford

Servings: 12 -15 cookies

• Dessert
• Peanut Butter
• Less than 30 Minutes
• Limited Ingredients
• Oven

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Whip up my 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies recipe in no time. My easy Peanut Butter Cookies taste as good as a classic recipe without all the fuss.

Author: Gemma Stafford

Servings: 12 -15 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup (8oz/225g) sugar
• 1 cup (8oz/225g) peanut butter
• 1 egg*

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.

• In a large bowl stir all three ingredients together until smooth.

• Using a tablespoon measure scoop out 2 tablespoons of cookie dough and roll into a smooth ball.

• Place pre-rolled cookies on your cookie sheet about one inch apart, no need to worry about these spreading.

• Press down with the back of a fork and then press again from the opposite direction to form that classic criss-cross pattern.

• Bake these 3 ingredient cookies for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on the tray for 1-2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.

• Store your peanut butter cookies in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.

Recipe Notes

Replacing Eggs: You can replace the eggs in this recipe by following my Egg Substitutes Chart for cookies. Flax egg will work well. 

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