Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies with just 4 Ingredients Total!
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies have been a staple of our cookie rotation for almost ten years. They’re so easy to make, from start to finish they take about 20 minutes. In fact just pre-heating the oven takes longer than making the batter and scooping it onto the pans.I first came across this recipe at a family BBQ. A family friend told me about this rule of thumb 1:1:1:1 ratio of the ingredients and how it was the most popular recipe and cookie for a bakery she was working at. I was intrigued because:
- No stand mixer, just a whisk and a cookie scooper
- One bowl!
- 4 ingredients
- No messing with oil/butter
- Uhm, peanut butter? 🙂
So I went home that day and made a batch. Oh my goodness, yes! I understood exactly why the bakery could sell each Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie for so much. They are DELICIOUS. Then a funny thing happened…
Gluten Free totally blew up. Everyone wanted everything made without gluten. I got to a point where I was making desserts for my favorite clients and I’d leave fun surprises behind for them. Truffles were popular, for clients with dietary restrictions these were a total hit.
I had clients email me asking to order dozens of them and wanting cookie dough to freeze. 4 Ingredients guys. SO EASY. So I offered the recipe to them at no charge thinking I couldn’t in good faith charge paying clients for this cookie. They replied with, “no, you make them. I want them any time you can make them and I am happy to pay anytime you bring them by.” So I began baking them once a month. Then the emails of “can we get more?” started coming in.
4 Ingredients guys.
If you like peanut butter, believe me when I tell you, make these Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies. Some fun ways to play with the recipe?
- Roll peanut butter dough in sugar before baking
- Add peanut butter and powdered sugar to a mixer and mix on high until lightened and fluffy and scoop between two and sandwich it together. That makes them into 5 Ingredient DOUBLE Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches… I know, right?
- Chocolate chips in the dough or toffee bits.
- Peanut Butter chips for an additional hit of peanut butter.
- Marshamallows baked in for a fluffernutter type of cookie.
- Make them in double the size add ice cream for an amazing ice cream sandwich.
- Roast marshmallows, grab a piece of chocolate and put in between two cookies for an awesome S’mores Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie sandwich.
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- Double Oreo Chunk Cookies – You’ve NEVER had an Oreo Cookie like this!
- Buckeye Brownie Cookies
- Crinkly Brownie Cookies
- Oatmeal Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies
- Super Chewy Oatmeal Raisin M&M Cookies
- Award Winning Gingerbread Cookies
- Sprinkles Birthday Cake Cookies
- Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
- Strawberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (4 Ingredients Total!)
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Whisk all the ingredients together and scoop with a cookie scoop or a one tablespoon measure.
- Press a fork down onto the cookies to make lines vertically and horizontally.
Bake for 15 minutes.
These are so good, I make them all the time! Have you ever used crunchy peanut butter?
You can absolutely use chunky. It gives a great texture 🙂
Chunky or smooth peanut butter? Wanted to check before I tried making them in case you knew chunky pb wouldn’t work out. Thanks!
You can use either. 🙂
These are so easy and so good! I doubled the recipe, next time I will triple!
Haha, sounds like a smart decision! So glad you enjoyed them.
Can you double up on the ingredients so you get more
Sure 🙂
We love making and eating these PB cookies!! So easy and quick.
Definitely helps to satisfy a craving quickly, right?!
Do you chill your dough first?
I dont’t because I’m always ready to eat them as quick as possible 🙂 but you definitely can.
Thanks for the tip!
I have to say, these are sooooo close to actually being healthy!
What would u reccomend instead of the sugar? As sweetener? Splenda perhaps?
Im a fitness freak but i love doing the not so healthy into healthy snacks 🙂
You could try the Splenda baking blend – that’s pretty much cut for cut the equivalent of sugar. I hope you enjoy them!
I’d like to try it with your fantastic recipe, For sure my kids would love it.
I hope they enjoy it!
Can’t go wrong with peanut butter cookies!
Couldn’t agree more!
These peanut butter cookies look perfect! And just 4 ingredients?? LOVE! 🙂
I like to make it easy on you guys sometimes 🙂
Love this recipe. I have been doing the 3 ingredient version for years. It was my first recipe I would bake for my now husband back in the day.
I love easy peanut butter cookie recipes!
Memories!!! My mom used to make these all of the time (without the vanilla, but I love that addition). I’d completely forgotten about them. Thank you for reminding me to make the simple and delicious cookies!!
I’m glad I was able to bring back happy memories for you!
Just 4 ingredients and it looks so awesome. These cookies are a must-try. Thanks for sharing this simple yet delicious recipe!
Thanks, Levan!
wow these cookies look perfect for tea time or to pair with coffee yummy =)
Peanut butter cookies go with a lot of things 😛
I’m going to have to make these with the kids tomorrow! They sound delicious and I love that they are flourless!
They were a hit with my kids!
WOW! These look so good and are so simple to make! I’ll have to whip up a batch for my GF nephews this weekend!
I hope they enjoy it!
Fascinated by the fact that these are flourless – and coming from you I know they will be delicious!!
Thanks, Kathryn! I’m glad you like my recipes!
These cookies look totally delish! I love simple and easy to make recipes that taste great too.
Thanks, Dawn! That does tend to be a popular combination! 🙂
I can’t even believe the short list of ingredients! I’m totally loving these cookies!
I love how super easy they are to make too!
I’ve tried a flourless pb cookie before, but I don’t think it followed this 1:1:1:1 rule, and it was only so so. Now I’m definitely going to have to try these out to compare!
I hope these fare better with your taste buds!
Yes please! Since Girl Scout cookie season ended, I’ve been cookie-less and it’s down right depressing. I need these!
I’m glad I could provide you an easy way to get you a quick fix!
Ohmygosh, why have I never put vanilla in my PB cookies? I use the same recipe but never vanilla before. LOVE this idea!
I hope you like the way the flavor is enhanced by vanilla!
I can imagine how yummy this peanut butter cookies.. easy and quick recipe is always on my list to make . thx for sharing Sabrina.
Happy to help, Citra! 🙂
Sabrina these are fantastic! They would be perfect to make with the kids! Love it!
I know my kids gobbled them up! I hope yours like them too!