Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies with just 4 ingredients! One bowl, one whisk and some delicious, amazing Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies.
Classic Cookie Recipes are easy and so comforting to make. Get the kids involved helping to measure and mix, and in no time they’ll be munching on Chocolate Chip Cookies, Snickerdoodles, or the Ultimate Oatmeal Cookies.
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. Plus, they are DELICIOUS.
This recipe follows a rule of thumb which is 1:1:1:1 ratio of the ingredients. It’s so simple and easy that once you make it you will have it committed to memory forever. There are even more reasons to love this recipe:
- No stand mixer, just a whisk and a cookie scooper.
- One bowl!
- 4 ingredients.
- No messing with oil/butter.
- The best part, peanut butter!
With how popular gluten free foods have become, this recipe is perfect to have in your back pocket for when you need to avoid gluten, or if you’re entertaining or making a gift for a gluten free family member or friend. If you like peanut butter, you will absolutely love making these Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Roll peanut butter dough in sugar before baking for a crispy sweet exterior. Add chocolate chips or toffee bits to the dough before baking. Or add peanut butter chips for an additional hit of peanut butter. These are also delicious with marshmallows baked in for a fluffernutter type of cookie.
Add peanut butter and powdered sugar to a mixer and mix on high until lightened and fluffy and scoop between two cookies and sandwich it together. That makes them into 5 Ingredient DOUBLE Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches. Or bake them in double the size add ice cream for an amazing ice cream sandwich.
Absolutely! 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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Frequently Asked Questions
- Serve: Freshly baked cookies can stay good at room temperature for up to 5 days. After a few hours, you’ll want to transfer them to an airtight container so they stay fresh.
- Store: Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies can also keep well sealed in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.
- Freeze: For long-term storage, put them in a freezer bag or another airtight container. They’ll stay good frozen for 3 months.
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup brown sugar ,firmly packed
- 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.
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Easy, good. Super sweet
In the picture of these 4 ingredient cookie ingredients, it looks like brown sugar is used. However the recipe calls for “sugar”. Can you clarify which sugar is best for this recipe please.
Nancy! Thanks so much for this comment! We have corrected the Recipe Card and hope you try the recipe!
Sabrina, I am slightly confused with these cookies. You have a picture of what looks like an egg, sugar, and peanut butter. I do not see the vanilla extract in the picture, but instead I see something else that is not listed as an ingredient. What is that other ingredient in the picture? And how much do I need of it? If that is vanilla extract in the picture then I have never seen vanilla extract look like that. It looks like brown sugar but I am not sure and I do not want to get the ingredient wrong.
Hi Deb, that is a bowl of peanut butter actually! Did you get a chance to try the recipe and if so, how did it turn out?
Loved the original recipe and tried it with All-Purpose in the Raw Zero Cal Sweetner since we are diabetic and I think I will just stick to sugar. I cut the temp and time back but they were really dark and just not as good. Lesson learned.
Simple and best! This made me about 15 cookies and almost effortless to boot! ??? Great website Sabrina!
Could you do this recipe with Monk fruit or erythritol to get the sugar down and have a low-carb treat?
I’ve been making these for 50+ yrs and make them sugar free sometimes. My whole Girl Scout troop got a badge with them.
I use an all natural peanut butter (store brand usually), pour off the oil on top, and replace the sugar with 1 1/4 granulated Splenda. Mix in sugar free chips or dip in sugar free melts make them extra special. I’ve never tried other replacements.
I have heard of a. Flourless cookie,but have never tried them. Would these work with a sugar substitute?I will try these first as written.,but hope they will work using Stevie or a Stevie blend
I haven’t tested it but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. If you decide to try, I’d love to know how they turn out.
Will natural peanut butter work?
Sure 🙂 Enjoy!
I used Smuckers all natural peanut butter and they were baking in oil! The batter was crumbly and a mess to work with. The finished product did hold together but they don’t taste like peanut butter cookies and only needed 13 mins baking time. The bottoms did brown but have a very slight burnt flavor. I recommend using old fashioned peanut butter only for this recipe. I’ll taste again tomorrow and maybe the flavors will have married and the peanut butter flavor will come through.
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!