3 ingredient peanut butter cookies
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If there’s “magic” then it’s this recipe for 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies! The pop of salt crystal on top sends each bite over the top!
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Nothing better than a three-ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe!
Best Peanut Butter Cookies
What I love about this recipe is that it’s super easy. You have no idea how the magic works with just these three ingredients.
Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
And, easy recipes are the best. These take no time at all to make. I use crunchy and smooth peanut butter. Sometimes I combine brands if I have a little in a few jars, which happens often.
Can I Use Crunchy Peanut Butter in Cookies
Yes, you can go for crunchy peanut butter for these cookies. I love the extra nuts in every bite.
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
With just eggs, peanut butter and sugar, you create a thick and pliable batter that is then rolled into balls.
How to Make 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
One mixing bowl. And, everything goes in together. There’s really not much skill to this recipe. But you do want to use your elbow grease and mix the ingredients well. Then I roll into the desired ball size I want. I think larger balls work better than smaller ones. You take a nice three pronged for and make those classic criss crosses and slightly flatten the cookie before baking.
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips
You can add chocolate chips to this recipe, but then it’s going to be four ingredients. Yeah, big deal. And, speaking of chocolate chips, I’d definitely use the mini chips in this recipe.
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Three ingredient peanut butter cookies will be crispy and delicious especially if you put those sea salt flakes on top before baking. Pops of salt with peanut butter remind me of a favorite candy bar growing up! Can you guess what it is? Yep, PAYDAY!
Here are some other really great and easy cookie recipes of mine!
Almond Lavender Butter Cookies
GF Ice Cream Scoop Cookies
Eastern European Honey Walnut Cookies
Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
Preacher Cookies
Peanut Butter & Jam Cookies
almond orange blossom macaroons
Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
If you want to make this recipe ‘keto’ then simply substitute one cup of granulated sweetener. For example, you could use monk fruit sweetener. It’s all your choice!
3-ingredient peanut butter cookies
If there's "magic" then it's this recipe for 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies! The pop of salt crystal on top sends each bite over the top!
Ingredients
- Preheat oven to 350
- 2 ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- Sea salt Crystals
- OPTIONAL:
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup coconut, shredded, sweetened
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter, sugar and eggs. (If using vanilla and coconut, add that in, too) Blend for several minutes until you have a thick somewhat crumbly mixture.
- Put parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
- Take about 2-3 tablespoons of the peanut butter mixture and roll into a ball. Place on the cookie sheet. Continue until all batter is rolled.
- Take a fork and make a criss cross pattern smashing down somewhat the ball of dough.
Sprinkle several sea salt crystals on top. - Bake in a preheated 350 for 16 to 18 minutes. Remove and cool completely.
Notes
Use your favorite peanut butter.
I haven't tried this recipe with other types of nut butter.
You can mix peanut butter types, nutty, creamy, chia seed peanut butter and regular peanut butter, etc.
I used a combination of organic peanut butter and regular crunchy peanut butter (i.e., Skippy, Peter Pan, etc.)
I just made a bunch of these peanut butter cookies this morning and they are so good my 10 year old gave them a try and he said I’m missing the milk, So he got him a big cup of milk and started dunking his cookie in, Let just say they are yummy, I want to say thank you for all the good health talk and the healthy food recipe since I started following you it have got me into wanting to eat better and start taking better care of myself I will be 58 year old on August the 25th and I want to do better so I can have more energy so I can enjoy more time with my baby’s I am a wife and a mom of three grown children and 8 grandchildren, And I have raise 3 of my own and 2 of my sister children and now are raising 3 of my grandchildren I have had fun times with them, I have raise them from a baby now they are two 16th year olds and 10 year old and they are amazing children but I want to do all I can to stay healthy and to be able to keep up with them and enjoy life with them, I love seeing how young you look and how much you are out there enjoying ridring bikes and enjoying life, I thank you for all of your good advice because it is helping others just keep up that good work of sharing.
My dear Brenda, I already think you’re SUPERWOMAN! Wowzeee, doing all you’re doing and have done does require great health, energy and vitality, and it sounds like you’re doing right things to stay healthy. It’s a daily investment of time and energy, but it pays off handsomely when you awake each morning w/relatiely fewer aches and pains and you have energy and vibrance to face your responsibilities of the day. I’m so happy for you, and can’t thank you enough for sharing w/me. It’s b/c of amazingly strong women like you that I’m better! oxxo ally
Thank you Ally they was amazing I’m ready to make my second batch I seen a lot more of your recipes I’m going to try.
Brenda!! What an awesome message to awake to this Monday morning! Thank you, luv! xoxx ally
Awww Ally these are great. I used coconut sugar tastes great. I did add chocolate chips to half the patch soooo delish. Thank you for a super easy fun recipe. JoAnn Moda
JoAnn! That coconut sugar is so much better! And, chocolate chips always make peanut butter better! Thank you for those kind supportive words. xox ally
Wow… really easy …thanks ally
You’re so very welcome! I’ve made soooooooooooooooo many times, and they’re always a hit! Thanks for stopping by! Don’t be a stranger xoxx ally
Are the cookies crunchy or soft?
Hi, Dotti! These are crunchy on the edges/rim of the cookies and soft inside. I did make them large (12 cookies w/the recipe). They were a little thicker thereby giving the soft inside. xoxx ally
Made your magic cookies. Used Lankanto monk fruit sweetener and organic chunky peanut butter. Used Himalayan pink salt because that’s all we had. Delicious! Easy to make and so yummy. Thank you for the recipe. Will definitely make these cookies again. ❤️💕😋🤙
Christine! I love love your ingredients! I’m going to have to try the monk fruit! Thanks so very much for letting me know, and don’t be a stranger! xoxx ally
Could I use coconut suger instead and the natural peanut butter that has the oil on top?
Absolutely, luv. I think it would work fine. Please let me know and I can make an edit in the recipe noting your outcome w/coconut sugar and natural peanut butter w/the oil on top. Be sure to mix it very very well! xoxx ally