A few weeks ago when my parents were in Kansas City for our extended family’s annual caroling night, I asked her if she would help me make a batch of peanut butter cookies. I had a normal recipe ready for us to try, when she suggested that we make the “easy” version – 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies.
Eh?
Somehow even after living in food blogger land for 3.5 years, and being a cookie lover all the longer, I had never heard of a recipe for 3 ingredient cookies! But she assured me that 1 cup pb, 1 cup sugar and 1 egg would do the trick. So we gave it a try. We mixed up the dough in literally less than a minute. And then she rolled, I forked, and these little guys were in the oven and baked in a snap.
Sure enough, they emerged as delicious little cookies!! Granted, they are definitely much crumblier than traditional peanut butter cookies. But the flavor is there, the look is pretty much identical, and sure enough they were just as irresistible to us cookie lovers as any yummy cookies. So if you are ever in a time crunch, or an ingredient crunch, or just want to try these little baking miracles for yourself, I highly recommend these 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies!
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
- 1 cup sugar (plus extra for dipping if desired)
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer or a strong spoon, mix together the peanut butter, white sugar and egg until smooth.
- Form dough into round tablespoon-fulls. Then roll in an extra bowl of sugar, if desired, to coat the outside of the dough ball. Place on the baking sheet at least 2 inches apart, and then use a fork to flatten and form a cross pattern.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until the cookies are just slightly browned on the botton, being careful not to over-bake. Remove and let cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
So, I tried these with just honey, super gooey cookies, which I love, (2/3 c only) but to balance out the consistency a bit I went with half honey & half sugar(1/3 C of each ) (coconut sugar since I’m sugar concious), I liked my 3rd try best which was 1/3 honey + 1/6 c sugar, & still super sweet cos’ of the honey. The consistency was awesome, a bit crunchy edges & chewy centre! My last batch I added 1/2 c cooked quinoa for some added protein & nutrients (for a good healthy kids cookie) & found them amazing & delicious & can’t tell the quinoa is even in it! I also added vanilla to these. :)
I am making these right now! I can’t wait till they come out!
My husband made these last night and these were so delicious! Wow! Thanks for sharing!
They are also gluten free!
These look fantastic! I am going to be giving them a whirl for sure!
Could I possibly use honey instead? And add a bit of oatmeal?
These were delicious! I did add a bit of oatmeal and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Wonderful!
Honey instead of the sugar? They wont come together if you replace the honey 1:1 to sugar. I should think that these cookies depend on the dry, grainy sugar to hold it together.
Get in my face. These look so good!
I was surprise for the 3 ingredients. It’s not to bad at all. Thank you so much.
Just made these for my family using creamy PB, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Definitely the best PB cookies ever! Since we are gluten and dairy free, this will always be a big hit around the house! Thanks for sharing!
I have been making these for years..Use crunchy peanut butter and brown sugar instead of white..Super easy and oh so good…
Hmmm…wondering how these would turn out using something other than classic peanut butter (like dark chocolate or white chocolate peanut butter). May have to experiment since I usually have dark chocolate, honey and plain peanut butter in the pantry most of the time!
I made them once with Nutella instead of peanut butter. The consistency was pretty different but they were amazing! I also like to put chocolate chips in when I have them.