4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Published: October 29, 2012Updated: June 17, 2017Author: Contributor
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4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies


I was looking for a new kind of peanut butter cookie and I ran across this one. I really didn’t think that only using 4 ingredients would work! (Especially with no flour!)

They were so easy and they tasted really good! I was very impressed and my kids were in heaven!

Serves: 24

4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

10 minCook Time

10 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanut butter, smooth or crunchy (I used Creamy JIF)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Directions
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Using a hand or stand mixer, mix the peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla on low speed until well combined. (Do not over mix!)
  4. Scoop about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough about 2 inches apart onto the baking sheet.
  5. Flatten the dough balls with a fork, making a cross pattern on the cookies.
  6. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes until they are golden around the edges. Allow the cookies to rest on the counter for 2 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
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  1. Red says:
    October 29, 2012
    I have made these before. It's the recipe that used to be printed on the labels of Skippy peanut butter. They are good, my go-to recipe if I ever need cookies in a pinch and don't have time to make my favorite peanut butter cookie recipe which has more ingredients and is a bit more involved. =)
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  2. [email protected] says:
    October 29, 2012
    Cookies with 4 ingredients sounds too good to be true! Can't wait to try them!
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  3. Jen Adkins says:
    October 29, 2012
    It actually works wonderfully well with splenda instead of the sugar, too. It's my "go-to" sugar free treat.
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  4. Lori says:
    October 29, 2012
    I've been making these cookies for years and they are DELICIOUS!!! I use Splenda instead of sugar to lower the carbs. My Mom makes them this way and she had the hardest time believing that you could make cookies like this without flour.
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  5. Angelica B. says:
    October 29, 2012
    how is this even possible??
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  6. Jessika Kerry says:
    October 29, 2012
    I love this recipe! I've made them many times. I've also done Peanut Butter AND Jelly cookies by adding a teaspoon of jelly to the little crosspattern hole. Super yummy that way too =)
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  7. The Goewert Family says:
    October 30, 2012
    I love these. I also like to do half brown sugar and half reg sugar. Plus, I always add chocolate chips:)
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  8. Debra Kapellakis says:
    October 30, 2012
    So simple, cool. :)
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  9. Katherine says:
    October 30, 2012
    Absolutely love how simple these are! Cannot wait to taste test this recipe for myself! Thanks so much for sharing!
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  10. tek5 says:
    April 2, 2013
    Looks delicious! About how many cookies does this recipe yield?
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    • Six Sisters says:
      April 2, 2013
      This is where our new sister blog comes in. Click on the "magic" button under the picture and then click on nutrition. It will tell you how many servings and the nutritional value. It's so much fun. We would love for you to come and share some of your recipes on the site. It has so many fun features. MyRecipeMagic.com. -The Six Sisters
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    • tek5 says:
      April 3, 2013
      Thank you!
      Reply
  11. Fay says:
    August 21, 2013
    I Tried This Recipe Out This Morning And Followed The Instructions Except For I Substituted Sugar For Splenda. The Only Problem I Seem To Have Is For Some Reason The Cookies Are Really Fragile, And When You Bite Into It, Its Like Dust Or Powder. I Cant Figure Out What I Did Wrong, Am I Supposed To Beat The Egg BEFORE Mixing Everything Together? Thats The Only Thing I Can Think Of. Any Help Or Thoughts Would Be Very Appreciated. I Did The Splenda Because My Grandfather Is Highly Diabetic, But Has A Weakness To Sweets, And Peanut Butter.
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  12. Jma says:
    July 11, 2015
    Doesn't work with natural peanut butter. Disappointed :(.
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