Make soft and chewy flourless peanut butter cookies with just 4 simple ingredients. This easy peanut butter cookie recipe comes together in minutes and is a family favorite!
The Easiest 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
If you’re craving something sweet and don’t want a complicated baking project, these 4-ingredient peanut butter cookies are about to become your new best friend. They’re soft, chewy, packed with classic peanut butter flavor, and—best of all—made with no flour at all. Just stir, scoop, and bake!
These flourless peanut butter cookies have been a longtime favorite in my house because they come together in minutes using ingredients we always have in the pantry. Whether you need a quick after-school treat, a last-minute dessert, or something to satisfy a peanut butter craving, this easy cookie recipe delivers every time. One bowl, one baking sheet… and you’re eating warm cookies before you know it.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Only 4 ingredients. Pantry staples come together to make the easiest peanut butter cookies ever.
- No flour needed. These soft, chewy flourless cookies are perfect when you want a quick treat.
- Ready in minutes. Mix, scoop, bake—your cookies are done before you know it.
- Packed with peanut butter flavor. Rich, classic peanut butter taste in every bite.
- Family favorite. These cookies always disappear fast at our house!
How to Make Cookies With No Flour
Add all your ingredients into a large bowl.
Using a hand mixer, beat until the egg is fully mixed in and it forms into a cookie dough.
Roll the dough into tablespoon sized balls and place on a cookie sheet. Make sure to spray your cookie sheet with nonstick spray, or I love using silicone baking mats.
Now use the back of a spoon and smooshie mooshie the cookies down gently. That’s a very technical term you know, smooshie mooshie.
Bake for 14 minutes.
Something important. When 14 minutes is up, you’re going to think the cookies aren’t done because they’re soft. Trust me, they’re done. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 20-30 minutes, and during this time they will firm up perfectly. They won’t be crumbly at all after sitting!
And just like that you delicious peanut butter cookies waiting for you to eat! Don’t you love how easy these were to bake? I hope you enjoy these No Flour Peanut Butter Cookies as much as my family does!
Can I add chocolate chips?
Ok, so maybe you want to add something else in? I know, you can’t control the urges to make this a 5 ingredient recipe. I personally love these just as peanut butter cookies, but they can 100% be made with some add ins too.
You can try adding in 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/2 cup sprinkles, 1/2 cup crushed nuts or 1/2 cup raisins. (Note: just select one, don’t add them all!) Add these in after you use the hand mixer, and stir them around with a wooden spoon.
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4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (No Flour Needed!)
PrintIngredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Add all the ingredients into a large bowl. Using a electric hand mixer, beat until egg is fully mixed in and you have a cookie dough.
- Roll dough into tablespoon size balls and place on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray, or use silicone baking mats. Repeat until the dough is gone. This should make approximately 20 cookies. Use the back of a spoon and gently press down on each cookie, slightly flattening them out.
- Bake for 14 minutes. Once the cookies come out of the oven, they will feel soft, don't worry, that's what's supposed to happen. Let them sit for 20-30 minutes, allowing them to harden up. Eat and enjoy!
Tristan says
I’m always skeptical of recipies like this with so few ingredients, but these were actually delicious! They firmed up well, but were a little bit crumbly. I reccomend adding m&ms, they really took these to the next level!
Erica says
These are just what I needed. Sooo tasty, and only 4 ingredients?! Thank you!!!
Denise says
I rolled them in sugar and then smooshed them . They are excellent I cannot wait to share them with my family. I wish I had doubled the recipe.