3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Melissa King Healthy Cookies, Recipes

You guys!  I don’t get this excited over cookies that often, but I am so excited about this recipe for 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies!  Seriously.  Best. Cookies. Ever. These 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies taste just like the classic peanut butter cookies, but without the flour or refined sugar!  Super easy too.

You probably already have the ingredients to make them!  If you like recipes with small ingredient lists, you may also like my post about 20 Healthy Desserts with 5 Ingredients or Less.  You have got to get in your kitchen and make these healthy peanut butter cookies ASAP!

 

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies - My Whole Food Life

 

These healthy cookies are so good and very easy.  From start to finish it’s less than 20 minutes.  No mixer needed!  I think the sweet and salty combo is what make these out of this world delicious.

These peanut butter cookies are vegan, gluten free and grain free.  If you wanted a paleo version, you can use almond butter.  If you needed a nut free version, try using sunflower butter.  I think either will work out.

Some great add ins for this recipe would be:

  • chocolate chips
  • dried fruit
  • coconut
  • cacao powder

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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

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Prep Time 5 min Serves 10 cookies     adjust servings

All you need is 3 simple ingredients to make this healthy cookie!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted natural peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup + 1 T maple syrup
  • 1 tsp sea salt (I was going for a sweet/salty flavor. If you just want sweet, use 1/2 the amount of salt.)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a food processor , combine all three ingredients.
  3. Using a cookie scoop , drop cookies onto a lined baking sheet .
  4. Use a fork to flatten then and make the cross pattern.
  5. Bake for 10 minutes.
  6. Let cookies cool completely before removing from the baking sheet.

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Recipe Notes

These cookies should keep for at least a week outside the fridge and longer in the fridge or freezer. Enjoy!!

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Steps

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302 thoughts to “3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies”

  2. I was thinking subbing almond butter and bringing it as a treat to school, since my school probably doesn't allow peanuts.
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      2. there are too many kinds of peanut butter in the market which one is the best to use..? I would suggest to use with engredient peanut butter only nothing else no preservative no flour and sugar and oil added.
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    2. However, you can't send peanut butter in a jar with a child to school. I would much rather make it into a cookie that is just this healthy to send with my child as their treat at lunch. I appreciate the value this recipe adds to being able to offer a homemade treat that isn't processed!
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  5. Hi Melissa, Have you tried it with honey or coconut sure? If so, in what proportion would you substitute these for maple syrup? Thanks Valeria
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        1. I bet they are! Peanut butter and honey were made for each other. I only use the maple syrup to keep them vegan. :)
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        1. Coconut sugar will not work, but honey will. Just use the same ratio as I used for the maple syrup. Should be an even swap
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          1. Wow, they are good!! Mine turned out to be very soft inside. Is that how it is supposed to be? Very buttery, but it's all peanut butter...
        2. Coconut sugar does work. The classic peanut butter cookie recipe is: 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar (I use coconut sugar), and 1 egg. The original 3-ingredient pb cookies.
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          2. They are on the softer side, but you may be able to cook them longer to get them crunchy.
  8. Omigawsh, these are so good! So easy to make. And delicious! Why didn't I know about this years and years ago? Thank you, Melissa!
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  10. Ummm... new favorite! I make sunbutter balls that are very similar but call for coconut as well and they are rolled then frozen to set but I like the idea of baking these! Sometimes you just want a warm cookie and these couldn't be easier. Thanks!
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  13. Oh. My. Gawwwwd. Made these cookies tonight and they are ridiculously good!! And with so few ingredients!! My problem is, I'm having a hard time not eating more of them (two was my limit - haha). My whole family (even my "I don't like peanut butter" son) loved them, thank you!
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  14. Curious as to why you start with unsalted peanut butter? What happens if you use natural peanut butter with salt in it already?
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    1. I'm sure you could do that was well. Mine peanut butter was unsalted. I made it from unsalted and unroasted peanuts.
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  15. i made a batch today and they the taste is good, but they are on the crumbly side. How long do you mix in the food processor? Not sure if I didn't mix long enough or too long. I think I'll try with honey next time. Thanks for the recipe.
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    1. Sorry they were crumbly for you. Did you use homemade peanut butter or store bought? I didn't mix them that long in the food processor.
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  19. Your last line is how long these can be stored. Mine never last longer than that day! Maybe I need to make bigger batches so I can store them longer. LOL!
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    1. You can mix on the stove in a saucepan on low heat. Then once the mixture is cooled, scoop into balls and bake.
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