These 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are so easy to make and are loaded with peanut butter flavor.
They are thick flourless cookies and only take one bowl. This cookie recipe makes just 8 small cute as a button cookies perfect for 2 – 4 people.
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How to make 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a bowl or a stand mixer, mix together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, and jumbo egg yolk until smooth.
![Peanut Butter Cookie dough mixed in a bowl.](https://zonacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Small-Batch-Peanut-Butter-Cookies-2.jpg.webp)
Divide into 8 equal portions of cookie dough, about 1” each.
Use your hands to roll them into balls and place them on the prepared cookie sheet.
![Peanut Butter Cookie balls on a baking sheet.](https://zonacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Small-Batch-Peanut-Butter-Cookies-3.jpg.webp)
Press down with the tines of a fork one time, just enough to make an impression, on each cookie dough ball.
![Peanut Butter Cookies pressed with fork tines on a cookie sheet.](https://zonacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Small-Batch-Peanut-Butter-Cookies-4.jpg.webp)
Bake for 10 minutes.
Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
![Peanut Butter Cookies cooling on a wire rack.](https://zonacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Small-Batch-Peanut-Butter-Cookies-6.jpg.webp)
Serve and enjoy!
![Peanut Butter Cookies on parchment lined cookie sheet.](https://zonacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Small-Batch-Peanut-Butter-Cookies-12.jpg.webp)
Store in an airtight container.
You may also enjoy
- Sugar Cookies
- Mint Chocolate No-bake Cookies
- Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
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4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 jumbo egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl or a stand mixer, mix together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, and jumbo egg yolk until smooth.
- Divide into 8 equal portions of cookie dough, about 1” each.
- Use your hands to roll into balls and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Press down with the tines of a fork one time, just enough to make an impression, on each cookie dough ball.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Video
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
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This recipe is also on my other site Zona’s Lazy Recipes and makes 1 dozen.