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
- Prep Time: 4 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 24-36 cookies 1x
Description
Quick, simple and delicious peanut butter cookies…made with just THREE ingredients!
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.
These are actually the only peanut butter cookies that I like! Make them all the time – cheap and easy…my 3 year old can make them!
Love it! I am visiting my parents, and they are not quite as into baking as I am. Short on supplies and craving cookies, I was stoked to find this recipe! Because my mom and I are HUGE Nutella fans I used 1/2c P.B. and 1/2c Nutella. Turned out awesome!
Hi I just wanted o let you know that I just made the first batch of these and they are gone ALREADY!. I wanted something sweet and didn’t have much in my cabinets, Let alone my wallet. So I came across your site and was so happy that I had the ingredients to make them.. Thank you they are Delicious!!
Omg those cookies look perfect trying it RIGHT NOW!
We love making these at my house. You can lighten them up by using PB2, which is a powdered peanut butter with the oils removed (and it makes it way easier to mix). They’re also really awesome with some chocolate shavings mixed in.
I love PB2. What a great idea, but how was the consistency?
These are the only kind of pb cookies that I ever make and have been for a long time!!! YUMMY
They’re so cute! I haven’t tried these either. I suppose because of my love for all things chewy. But like you said, in a pinch?! Perfect!
Quick and easy!! My husband said these were the best cookies he had ever tasted! Ingredients I have readily available and don’t have to buy anything extra!!
These cookies look awesome and I love how short the ingredient list is! I’m going to try them using honey or agave instead of sugar and I’ll let you know if it works out. Looks delicious!
Wow, 3 ingredients?! Doesn’t get easier than that!
whoa, so cool to write a post with 3 ingredients…time saver :) These sound like winners and also super adaptable..