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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

July 15, 2015 by Alea Milham 34 Comments

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easy 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies recipe
easy 3 ingredient flour-less peanut butter cookies recipe

No flour? No problem, you can still make cookies with this easy 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies recipe!

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies - These quick and easy peanut butter cookies use peanut butter, egg, and sugar and can be baked in less than 15 minutes.

I call these cookies Mother Hubbard Cookies because they are what I make when the cupboards are bare. These peanut butter cookies are fast, easy, and only use 3 ingredients: peanut butter, sugar, and an egg. They are perfect for when you want to make a quick treat for unexpected company.

We like to roll our peanut butter cookie dough balls in sugar before flattening them with a fork. If you roll them in sugar, you don’t have to grease the pan. If you don’t want to take the time to do this extra step, then you can grease the baking sheet instead.

making flour-less peanut butter cookies with only 3 ingredients

This recipe can be doubled or tripled easily. If you choose to make a large batch, you can freeze the extra cookies in an air-tight freezer bag for up to 6 months.

This flourless peanut butter cookie recipe originated in the great depression when staples were sometimes scarce. Two more cookie recipes that can be made without flour are Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies and Flourless Chocolate Cookies.

Because this recipe doesn’t use flour or butter, these peanut butter cookies are naturally gluten-free and dairy-free making them a frugal treat for those who have to avoid gluten and dairy.

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

This makes 2 dozen peanut butter cookies.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup sugar + extra sugar for rolling cookie dough balls
  • 1 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)

Directions:

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease the cookie sheets if not rolling the cookies in sugar.
    2. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients together until they are well blended.
    3. If you like smaller, softer cookies, refrigerate the dough for an hour before moving on to step 4. If you like larger, crunchier cookies, proceed immediately to step 4.
    4. Drop Tablespoon size balls onto the cookie sheet into a bowl of sugar, and roll to coat. peanut butter cookie dough in sugar crystals
    5. Place the cookie dough on a baking sheet. Flatten the cookie dough with a fork. use a fork to flatten the peanut butter cookie dough
    6. Bake for 12 – 14 minutes or until golden brown.
    7. Place the cookie sheet on a cooling rack for several minutes, then remove the cookies and let them finish cooling on the cookie rack.

Variations on 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies:

  • Add 1/2 – 1 cup of nuts
  • Add 1/2 – 1 cup of chocolate chips
  • Substitute another nut butter for the peanut butter
  • Substitute sunflower seed butter for peanut butter
  • Melt 1 cup of chocolate chips and coat the baked (and cooled) cookies in the melted chocolate covering one-half of each cookie.

Printable Recipe for 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Easy flourless peanut butter cookies using only peanut butter, sugar, and an egg.
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
  • extra sugar for rolling cookie dough balls
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease the cookie sheets if not rolling the cookies in sugar.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients together until they are well blended.
  3. If you like smaller, softer cookies, refrigerate the dough for an hour before moving on to step 4. If you like larger, crunchier cookies, proceed immediately to step 4.
  4. Drop Tablespoon size balls on to the cookie sheet into a bowl of sugar, roll to coat.
  5. Place the cookie dough on a baking sheet. Flatten the cookie dough with a fork.
  6. Bake for 12 – 14 minutes or until golden brown.
  7. Place cookie sheet on a cooling rack for several minutes, then remove the cookies and let them finish cooling on the cookie rack.
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3 ingredient peanut butter cookies

More Easy Cookie Recipes:

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

Chai Spiced Meringues

Egg-Free Almond Cookies

Flourless Chocolate Cookies

What are your favorite desserts to make when your cupboards are bare?

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Mary Jones says

    December 21, 2019 at 9:00 am

    Quick, easy & absolutely delicious… mixed easily with a fork, didn’t have to chill, came out perfect. Very soft dough – rolling in sugar before marking with fork really helps. I had my doubts because the dough was SO soft, so don’t tough cookies until they have cooled on the pan & they will retain their shape. I’ll be making these OFTEN!

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  2. Vicki says

    January 7, 2017 at 9:07 am

    These cookies are amazingly easy to make, and delicious!! Also, very cheap to make?

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  3. Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says

    July 27, 2015 at 8:18 am

    LOVE peanut butter cookies! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we love partying with you! Hope to see you next Friday. 🙂

    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai

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  4. ~Taylor-Made Ranch Homestead~ says

    July 23, 2015 at 5:35 am

    Love this quick & easy peanut butter cookie recipe – and what fun it will be to make them with my grandbabies. Thanks for sharing! (visiting from Idea Box Thursday hop)

    ~Taylor-Made Ranch Homestead~
    Texas

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  5. Kati says

    July 20, 2015 at 10:28 am

    These look delicious and I love that the kids can easily help without me being afraid they’ll mess them up! Pinning!

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  6. Alison says

    July 19, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    These look so good! Can’t wait to try the recipe!

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  7. marley says

    August 3, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    These actually turned out great there really good but mine made two dozen mmmm so good

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  8. Tammy says

    December 23, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    I’m getting ready to make the 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies. I cannot wait to see how they turn out!!!
    HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone.

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  9. Tyra says

    November 6, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    Excited to try!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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