These delicious and healthy peanut butter cookies are made in one bowl and with only 4 ingredients. Sweetened with maple syrup and made without eggs or butter! Vegan + gluten-free.
While I love my healthy peanut butter blossoms, I’ve been wanting to create a classic peanut butter cookie recipe and here they are!
And guess what? You only need FOUR ingredients to make these… no butter, no eggs and no traditional flour! I know it doesn’t seem right… but it is correct and these cookies are simply delicious!
In years past, I have always loved getting together with my family and friends for cookie baking and cookie exchanges! This year looks different, but I’m still determined to get creative and connect. I see Zoom or FaceTime baking days in my future… with ugly holiday sweaters, holiday music, the whole shebang.
This recipe would be perfect to make while Zoom-ing with a loved one – just gather the ingredients, mix and bake!
Peanut Butter Cookie Ingredients
Like I mentioned above, you only need four simple ingredients (five if you decide to add the salt). If you’re like me you probably have all of the ingredients to make these cookies sitting in your kitchen right now!
creamy natural peanut butter – look for a brand with just one or two ingredients (peanuts and salt).
maple syrup – make sure to get pure maple syrup, not the artificial pancake syrup.
flaked sea salt – optional but I like sprinkling on top for added flavor.
Substitutions & Notes
Almond flour – I highly recommend using almond flour for this recipe for the best result, but I have tested it with oat flour and the cookies will still turn out, but they are a bit more dry tasting because oat flour has less fat than almond flour.
Peanut butter – I’m assuming you can swap with any nut or seed butter, but I’ve only tested the recipe with natural peanut butter and almond butter, which is also delicious!
Maple syrup – You can totally use another liquid sweetener like coconut nectar or honey. I’ve tested these with honey and they were yummy, but I personally like the flavor of maple syrup better.
How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies
Because we’re not using eggs, butter or traditional flour, these cookies can be made in one bowl. Woo-hoo for less dishes! Here’s how to make them:
Mix wet ingredients – Add peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla into a mixing bowl. Stir until combined.
Add dry ingredients – Add the almond flour to the wet ingredients and stir until incorporated.
Shape cookies – Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten each dough ball with a fork, making a criss cross pattern and sprinkle with sea salt if using.
Bake – Bake at 350ºF for 12 minutes or until the cookies begin to brown. Let cookies cool on a wire rack and enjoy!
These delicious and healthy peanut butter cookies are made in one bowl and with only 4 ingredients. Sweetened with maple syrup and made without eggs or butter!
Thank you for this simple recipe. I used 3/4 cup of almond flour and 1/4 cup oat bran. Also, 1/2 honey, 1/2 stevia powder. As it was a bit dry, added 1/4 cup almond milk. Very tasty. As another mentioned, they can burn easily especially on the top rack of the oven. Looking forward to trying your sugar cookie recipe and lots of others on your website.
Yay! I am so glad this recipe worked out for you, AJ. Thank you so much for sharing your review + star rating, I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the sugar cookies too!
if you’re thinking of making these, do it!!! as the recipe says, watch them as they bake because your oven might cook them at a different rate and possibly burn them. mine cooked perfectly in 12 mins. i used oat flour instead and yes they’re a bit dry but still delish:))))
Yay! I am so glad that these cookies turned out perfectly for you and that you are loving them. Thank you for sharing your review & star rating, I appreciate it.
Made these quick on a Sunday afternoon for a treat after a bike ride and run. Perfection! Thanks for the quick and simple recipe!
Used regular flour and chunky peanut butter.
Made these tonight and although my dough was rather sticky, they turned out perfectly after 16 mins in middle of top oven! Taste fantastic! Found this on pinterest, thanks for sharing!
I followed your instructions exactly and my beautiful and delicious cookies are perfect! They do have a bit of shortbread crunch as one of your other reviewers stated – we love them!
YAY! I am so happy that this recipe turned out for you and that you are loving them, Karina. Thank you for coming back and leaving your review + star rating, I really appreciate it!
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Thank you for this simple recipe. I used 3/4 cup of almond flour and 1/4 cup oat bran. Also, 1/2 honey, 1/2 stevia powder. As it was a bit dry, added 1/4 cup almond milk. Very tasty. As another mentioned, they can burn easily especially on the top rack of the oven. Looking forward to trying your sugar cookie recipe and lots of others on your website.
Yay! I am so glad this recipe worked out for you, AJ. Thank you so much for sharing your review + star rating, I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the sugar cookies too!
if you’re thinking of making these, do it!!! as the recipe says, watch them as they bake because your oven might cook them at a different rate and possibly burn them. mine cooked perfectly in 12 mins. i used oat flour instead and yes they’re a bit dry but still delish:))))
Yay! I am so glad that these cookies turned out perfectly for you and that you are loving them. Thank you for sharing your review & star rating, I appreciate it.
Made these quick on a Sunday afternoon for a treat after a bike ride and run. Perfection! Thanks for the quick and simple recipe!
Used regular flour and chunky peanut butter.
Of course, I am so happy these cookies were a hit! Thank you so much for coming back and leaving your review + star rating, I really appreciate it.
Made these tonight and although my dough was rather sticky, they turned out perfectly after 16 mins in middle of top oven! Taste fantastic! Found this on pinterest, thanks for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Clare! Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
I followed your instructions exactly and my beautiful and delicious cookies are perfect! They do have a bit of shortbread crunch as one of your other reviewers stated – we love them!
YAY! I am so happy that this recipe turned out for you and that you are loving them, Karina. Thank you for coming back and leaving your review + star rating, I really appreciate it!