Easy, Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
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So yummy and totally easy flourless peanut butter cookie recipe.
One of the things that I love to do during the holidays is bake.
Whether it’s Roger’s favorite Toffee Bars or our favorite Christmas morning recipe, Nutella Crescent Rolls, there’s never a shortage of sweets to eat.
Since I hurt my back, I’m not able to bake as much as I like but this year I’ve already baked, and ate, a couple of batches of peanut butter cookies.
Actually they are gluten free peanut butter cookies.
I’ve been trying to do gluten free for a while now, for health reasons, and I’ve found some great recipes to try (like these cookies).
They are the easiest cookies ever and only require a few ingredients, that you probably already have in your pantry.
Not only are they easy but they also taste great. You’d never know they were gluten free.
I’ve made these a few times over the past month and wanted to share some of the things that I learned in the process.
This recipe calls for 1 cup sugar but I thought they were very sweet so I cut it to 3/4 cup the last time I made them.
They were so much better, IMHO.
I also tried course salt sprinkled on top before baking, and we added some chocolate chips into the batter.
All were good but I liked them less sugar, no salt and no chips the best.
That’s what I love about this recipe, you can change it up and make them the way you like.
What is your favorite cookie recipe?
Are you willing to try gluten-free cookies?
Easy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
An easy flourless peanut butter cookie with just 4 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter, I used Smucker's Natural. I've read that some natural peanut butters may be too oily. I had no problems
- 1 cup sugar, I don't like my cookies real sweet so I used 3/4 cup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, slightly beaten
- *I added 3 heaping teaspoons Justin's Vanilla Almond Butter to my regular peanut butter.
- Course salt (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, vanilla and egg until well combined.
- Scoop or spoon onto parchment or Silpat covered baking sheet.
- Use fork to flatten mounds and make crosshatch marks.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let sit for 1-2 minutes before moving cookies to baking racks to cool further.
Notes
*you could sprinkle course salt on top before baking or add chocolate chips to batter.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8 servingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 137 per serving
Lately, I’ve been eating so many cookies and this sounds like a healthier version to eat. I also like the simple ingredients. Pinned.
Thanks so much, Erlene! I’ve been eating a lot too, so I feel a tiny bit better eating something that only has a few simple ingredients.
These look SO good and I love that they are flourless! Going to try these!
Thanks, Nancy! They are so good and so easy to make. 🙂
I love anything with peanut butter so I’m sure I’d love these! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Me too, Jane! I’m not big on sweets but if it has PB, I will eat it. 😉 Thanks so much for stopping in.
Did not know it worked without flour! I really want to try this…thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog Hop!
They are really so easy Pam! Hope you try them…you will love them. Thanks for hosting Thursday Blog Hop and for stopping in.
K.
I love anything peanut butter and these cookies sound especially delicious! I LOVE that there are only four ingredients. That is fantastic! If you had a spare moment, I would be delighted if you’d drop this (and anything else you’d like to share) by at the #PureBlogLove DIY and recipe link party! You can find me here: http://picnicnz.blogspot.co.nz/
I am the same way Nicole. I’m not really a sweets person but I love peanut butter (and easy recipes). 😉
Thanks for stopping by and for the invite to your link party. Heading over right now.
K.
Hi K! They sound similar to my Peanut Butter Blossoms. They are peanut butter cookies with a Hershey’s Kiss pressed in the center right after taking them out of the oven. No flour in these either.
Gotta start my cookie baking soon.
Our little Killian baked a cake for my birthday yesterday (with some help from his mommy). It’s so cute how the little ones love birthdays even if it isn’t their birthday!
I love Peanut Butter Blossoms! My favorite cookie. I don’t think I ever made them without flour though.
It sounds like you had a great birthday and I’m sure it was so much fun celebrating with your grandson.
Thanks for stopping in today.
K.