Our easy peanut butter cookies with just 4 ingredients are perfect for peanut butter lovers! This recipe is gluten-free and has the best soft cookie texture!
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If you love chewy peanut butter cookies, and like easy recipes, that this one is definitely for you!
There's something about golden brown cookies, warm from the oven, that make me so happy. Maybe it's that feeling of being a kid again or maybe it's just my sweet tooth knowing it's about to get a sweet treat!
❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Our flourless peanut butter cookie recipe means these are gluten-free!
- This easy recipe makes a ton of cookies, so you can freeze some for later.
🧂 Ingredients
Here are the simple ingredients you need for these gluten-free cookies:
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- peanut butter
- vanilla extract
🔪Instructions
This is meant to be a brief overview of our easy peanut butter cookies recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below or Jump to Recipe.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine granulated sugar, peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla extract with a hand or stand mixer. It will be crumbly like wet sand.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop out dough and roll it into balls.
- Place the cookie ball on prepared baking sheet.
- Use a fork to gently press a criss-cross pattern in the dough on top of the cookies. Do this for all of the cookies.
- Bake cookies for about 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies have dried and are no longer as shiny.
- Let cookies rest on the cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Equipment
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- Hand or Stand Mixer
- Dry measuring spoons
- Liquid Measuring Cup
- Large Mixing Bowl
- baking sheet with parchment paper
- Cookie Scoop and fork - I adore my cookie scoops. They're a great convenience but not required. The tines of a fork will be used to squish the dough balls.
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💭 Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some questions (and answers!) readers often ask about this 4-ingredient peanut butter cookies recipe.
Those fork marks aren't just for looks; they actually help the cookies bake more evenly. The dough is dense, so flattening them with the classic fork marks makes sure you get the perfect bake every time.
Yes! Even an hour in the fridge will improve texture. You won't regret it.
You can tell the cookies are done when they are no longer shiny and look lightly brown on the top.
You can substitute ¼ cup of applesauce per egg called for in cookie recipes.
If you find your cookies are too thin, you can substitute some of the butter for a solid shortening like Crisco.
📖 Variations
- Swap out the creamy peanut butter for crunchy peanut butter to add some crunch.
- Sandwich a little bit of Chocolate Toffee Chip Frosting or chocolate ganache between two cookies.
- For a fancier cookie, drizzle melted chocolate chips over the baked and cooled cookies.
Football Cookies
These are a great fun cookie for game day!
- Make peanut butter cookies.
- Roll out the dough.
- Use an oval or football-shaped cutter to cut out the cookies.
- Bake and cool.
- Melt cocoa candy melts according to the package instructions.
- Spread the chocolate candy onto the cookies.
- Use melted white candy melts or easy royal icing to pipe the laces onto the cookies.
How do you keep cookies fresh?
- Completely cool cookies before storing them.
- Place the cookies into an airtight container.
- Use pieces of parchment paper between layers of cookies.
- On the very top, add a piece of parchment paper and a slice of white bread to help keep the cookies fresh.
- Store the cookies at room temperature.
😋 Similar Recipes
Next time, try one of these delicious and easy cookie recipes:
- Pumpkin Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies - you will love this delicious twist on traditional chocolate chip cookies.
- Brown Sugar M and M Cookies - these taste like your favorite cookie from the mall!
- Monster Cookies - these are the perfect cookies to make with your kids.
📋 Let's Bake!
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4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
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Equipment
- Hand or Stand Mixer
- Dry measuring spoons
- baking sheet with parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a mixer (a stand mixer OR hand mixer + large bowl), combine all the ingredients. The batter will be crumbly like wet sand.2 cups granulated sugar, 2 cups peanut butter, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out and roll the dough between your hands.
- Place each cookie ball on prepared baking sheet and use a fork to gently press a crisscross pattern in the dough. Repeat this step until you've used all of the dough, leaving 2 inches between the cookies.
- Bake the cookies for about 10 to 12 minutes or until the cookies are no longer as shiny. These cookies will not expand or grow much while baking; this is normal.
- Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes and then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool.
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