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Jul 29, 2014 @ 1:30 PM MDT
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
yield: 6 SERVINGS
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to350 degrees
2
Combine peanut butter, sugar, and egg well in a mixing bowl.
3
Drop tablespoon sizedballs of dough on a cookie sheet.
4
Smash down with a fork until more flat than round.
5
Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes.Be careful not to burn. They should be slightly brown on the bottom and soft.
6
Makes about 14 cookies.
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If you have a craving for a soft and chewy homemade peanut butter cookie, try thisyummy three ingredient recipe. Not only is it super simple (anyone can make it!), but it is also Gluten-Free. And I promise ā you will not miss the flour in these cookies!
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
yield: 6 SERVINGS
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to350 degrees
2
Combine peanut butter, sugar, and egg well in a mixing bowl.
3
Drop tablespoon sizedballs of dough on a cookie sheet.
4
Smash down with a fork until more flat than round.
5
Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes.Be careful not to burn. They should be slightly brown on the bottom and soft.
6
Makes about 14 cookies.
Additional Notes
(Adapted from allrecipes.com)
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I love that these cookies are so easy to make ā this is a great recipe if you have kiddos that want to help with the baking.
Love super simple recipes? Check out these other 3-Ingredient Creations:
* Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders
* Avocado Chicken Salad
* Onion Potatoes
* Homemade Butterfingers
* Mocked Mash Potatoes
* Paleo Pancakes
About the writer:
Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.
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Jessica
Oooo yum! Canāt wait to try. Why doesnāt my office have an oven and all of these ingredients?!! I want to make NOW!
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sue
can i substitute anything for egg?? My son is allergic to eggs.
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Kele B
Try a āflax eggā. 1 tbs ground flax plus 3 tbs of water. Stir and let sit for a minute. It will become slimy like an egg but it binds the way an egg dies not too mention it will add some omega 3.
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sara
Donāt think it works well. My son was allergic to egg, milk and has celiac. We did not have luck with substituting in this recipe since it is already so basic
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E
Half a banana or an egg size amount of applesauce. I just eyeball it.
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Megan
I used the flax seed egg replacer with these cookies last week. My recipe was like this one, but had vanilla extract and baking soda in it.
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sue
thanks for all the ideasā¦will try them š
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Suzyq
I recommend letting the flax seed egg substitute sit for about 10 min before using so it gets kinda gummy like an egg texture. Good luck!
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Kelly
Those look so good! I think Iām going to go grab the peanut butter nowā¦
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sara
This has always been my husbands favorite cookie recipe, and now that we have a celiac son a favorite.
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shop4mybabies
my grandma makes this for my gf daughter with a few more ingredients added. itās decent..im not a pb fan and iāll still eat one. or 10.
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BETSY
Yum! Any idea how they would be if you substitute brown rice syrup for the sugar?
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Amanda
I use this recipe all the time & it makes AWESOME pb cookies. Never really thought about it being gluten freeā¦ I just like that itās so easy to remember! lol!
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Savannah
These are so yummy! I have made this recipe before and it is quick, simple and delicious!
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Mrs. Waller
This is the same recipe my family has always used! Unfortunately, my toddler was diagnosed with a peanut allergy yesterday. š
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Teri
I have a nut allergy as well but Iāve recently discovered sunbutter which is similar to peanut butter but nut free. Iām going to try these tonight substituting the sunbutter. Hopefully they will be yummy!
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Niki
I think Iām the worst baker cooker ever because no matter how simple a recipe is I still manage to mess it up. I did everything the way it says but how come my fork doesnāt make great imprints and now my cookies look scary! Itās soo gooey and sticky! But they taste good
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April
Sometimes i roll them into balls and roll them in sugar. That helps them not be so sticky.
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Suzanne H
Dip your fork in flour before you press.
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Jennifer B.
Glad they still tasted good! I agree that dipping your fork in flour before pressing will help it not stick, but that could defeat the GF aspect. I would suggest you chill them (in ball form) for a little bit before pressing and baking, but I am going to make a guess that it has the most to do with the type/quality of peanut butter you used (oil content for example).
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Niki
Ohh yay thanks for your tips . It was fun making these with my three kids and we loved eating them but will definitely freeze them a bit before forking because the peanut butter I used was Reeseās which was pretty oily. Ty for taking time to respond
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Valerie
Dip your fork in the sugar before pressing. I have made these with my boys for a few years now, and thatās the way we always do it it. They donāt stick to the fork and it gives it some extra sweetness on the top! Could also just roll them in a ball and press a Hershey kiss into it if the chocolate isnāt a problemā¦
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Cara
Yea, definitely true. Iām gf and have made these a few times and every time that Iāve used diff pb brand they turn out differently. Sometimes they are better than others in the consistency. Just have to find your fav. They donāt seem work as well with the more ānaturalā type pbās. š
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April
This is my favorite recipe. Been using it for years. Itās really good if you add a teaspoon of vanilla and use chunky pb
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Flo Whe
Made mine with almond butter and added cinnamon. Yum!
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Lina (Hip's Modern Martha)
Wow yum!
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Amy
I love these cookies. These are so easy and my sister is gluten free. I use three kinds of sugar, to help lessen the gridiness. I use 1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup regular sugar. Sometimes I add mini chocolate chips.
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CW
Just made these, they taste great but are falling apart
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jennine
mine were falling apart too Right out of the oven. iām sure you noticed too after 5 min cooling they were set and ready to eat š they are YUM
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amber
Speaking of peanut butter, if anyone has the .50/1 Jif peanut butter coupon from RP 7-13 and would like to trade, email me at andersoncouponmommy@gmail.com to set that up.
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Michelle
Can I use real, organic peanut butter? Itās so runny compared to the jif and Peter Pan type peanut butter. Iām just wondering if itāll hold together!
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jennine
give it a whirl if your worried add a little oatmeal
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Koofa
Does anyone happen to know nutrition information for these? Iām assuming theyāre pretty high in calories..
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jennine
bhaha its a Cookie and peanut butter. have a treat š
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Ari
Made these low carb by using one cup Splenda instead of sugar along with the natural peanut butter and egg. Itās hard to find low carb cookies and this tasted great!
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BreB
I was just going to ask if anyone had tried this with Splenda! Thank you for the comment!
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Kari
I have made these for my memory care residents. I call them Cuppa-Cuppa-Eggā¦.cuz that is all you need to make them! š I also found out that using chunky peanut butter makes them better! I bake @ 350 for 8 minutes and let cool on pan for a minute or two, then transfer to a rack. You can add some cinnamon and vanilla to make them even better!!!
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Lina (Hip's Modern Martha)
Nice! ThAnks
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Janell
Just made these, super good!!!! Thanks:)
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Joan
I make these all the time but I roll them into balls and roll them in sugar. Then when they are about 1 minute from being ready, I pop a Hersheyās kiss in the middle. That way it doesnāt melt but it sets. Yummy!
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Bridgette
My sons type 1 diabetic anyone out there use an alternative to sugar?? They would be carb free for him then!!!
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Jennine
Someone mentioned in the comments they used Splenda and it turned out great. So you could prob use any sugar substitute you have on hand.
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nora
My daughter is a type 1 diabetic also. I have made these with Splenda and she enjoyed them. Just make them smaller and let them cool on the pan, or they will not hold together well. Normally I do half sugar/half Splenda and press three chocolate chips into each one, so while they are not necessarily ālow-carbā, they are acceptable for a treat.
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B Stewart
Hi- I try to have a low glycemic index diet for my thyroid and I substitute granulated Xylitol (which is an all natural sweetner usually found in gum and candy) for all sugar in my recipes. I buy mine off of amazon for approx 4 dollars a lb. I prefer health garden as this brand makes it from birch whereas some other brands use corn. One word of caution I have heard that if you eat a bunch it will give you the runs! I have not experienced that nor my kids and I use it in all my baking and oatmeal etc. The back states 1 tsp is 9.6 calories and has 4 total carbs. Hope that helps!!
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Dani
Has anyone tried them with stevia and if so is it cup for cup substituted?
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cyncapone
I just made these and man, were they easy and DELICIOUS!!! I think I may have plopped too much dough on the cookie sheet, so they made bigger cookies (I got 11 or 12), but I just let them bake an additional 2 and a half minutes and they came out perfect! THANK YOU!!!
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cyncapone
I just made these and they are so easy and delicious! I plopped a little more dough on the cookie sheet than I should have (made about 11 bigger cookies), but I just added 2 and a half minutes to the time and they came out perfect! Thank you for this awesome recipe!!
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Lina (Hip's Modern Martha)
Youāre welcome glad it worked out!! š
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Samantha
Just made these cookies and theyāre so good! Was just curious on how many calories one cookie is? Thanks!
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Barbara
Do these work with a cup of honey instead of sugar?
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Lola
These came out horrible. They were so flat and didnt wanna come off the baking sheet. I did exactly what was said. I waited longer and they got hard and broke off everywhere. Waste of food.. wonāt make again.
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lydia
Are we suppose to grease the pan?
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Mark Coren
I just made 6 dozen of these for a benefit. A little experimentation taught me that itās better to slightly underbake them, and let them set up as they cool. Overbaking them even slightly can lead them to be crumbly. They taste fantastic! I canāt wait to share them tomorrow. Thanks for a great recipe =D
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Cortney
Thank you for the tip! Making these right now!
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Beverly Denny
I have made these cookies for the past 30 years I have never had them to fail me yet. After mixing I let them set while I get the cookie sheet readyā¦.I use special baking mat on my cookie sheets and the cookies will never stick and the cookie sheet stays clean. I pinch off a small amount of dough and roll into a ball I leave them in a ball and bake for 8 minutes immediately after removing from the oven I push a chocolate kiss in the middle of the cookie and push down gently to make like a blossom. I use either milk chocolate or dark chocolate all depending on who I am making the cookies for. I have a brother who is a diabetic and this past Christmas I made them using splenda instead of sugarā¦ā¦I used dark chocolate for him but only a couple of cookiesā¦ā¦I took a fork dipped in splenda to make crisscross marks on the cookies before baking I let them set for about 5 minutes after removing from oven as they will crumble if you try to remove them to soonā¦they turned out very tasty. Last year I used sweet n low and I would not recommend using this sweetener as the cookies were very dry. I usually only made these for Christmas but my granddaughter would rather have these instead of a cake for her birthday.
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Riley
I just made these last night and they taste great! at 10 minutes they still looked a little undercooked so I let them sit in for a bit longer which was a mistake, they turned out crumbly so next time I will just take them out at 10 and lol. but the kids loved them and the didnāt mind the crumble.
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Shirley
Thanks to all for your ideas. I am going to make these in several versions for a bake event.
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Susan
My family enjoys this recipe, substituting homemade cashew butter for the pb. Sooo good!
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Jenna
I love this recipe! Simple easy and quick! I add Reeceās Pieces to mine!
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Me
Do you need to grease the pan before you put the cookies on it?
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