Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Printable Version)

Soft, chewy peanut butter bites made simply with peanut butter, sugar, and egg for a quick gluten-free snack.

# What You Need:

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01 - 1 cup creamy peanut butter, unsweetened or lightly sweetened
02 - 1 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1 large egg

# Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, combine peanut butter, sugar, and egg; stir until smooth and fully blended.
03 - Scoop tablespoon-sized portions and roll into balls; place them about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
04 - Press each ball gently with a fork to create a crisscross pattern.
05 - Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are set and tops begin to crack.
06 - Remove from oven, let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • Only three ingredients and zero fuss, so you can go from craving to cookie in under twenty minutes.
  • Naturally gluten-free and dairy-free without sacrificing that rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
  • They taste like the peanut butter cookies you grew up with, but somehow simpler and more honest.
02 -
  • These cookies look underbaked when you pull them out, soft and fragile, but they firm up perfectly as they cool (I ruined my first batch by overbaking them into pucks).
  • If your peanut butter is very oily or separated, stir it well before measuring, or the dough might turn out greasy and loose.
03 -
  • Use natural peanut butter if you want a more intense peanut flavor, but expect a slightly crumblier texture (it's worth it).
  • Don't skip the fork press, it's not just decoration, it helps the cookies bake evenly and gives them that iconic look.
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