These easy Peanut Butter Cookies are gluten free and require only 4 simple ingredients! Plus, they take only 15 minutes start to finish!
I’m not sure if you’ve realized this, but I’m a little bit of a peanut butter fiend…I mean behind Oreos it’s my biggest craving! (I recently combined those two when I made those PB dirt cake trifles, remember?!) So it’s crazy to me that I hadn’t yet shared this easy peanut butter cookie recipe here on the blog before now!
This is not only one of my favorite fast treats to make, but it’s also my go-to cookie recipe when making for my gluten-free family and friends.
Why I love this recipe
These cookies are exactly the recipe you need when you get a crazy peanut butter craving because they only require 4 ingredients. I can almost guarantee you that you already have them all in your kitchen right now! And they cook up in just ten minutes so you can go from hungry to warm cookies in 15 minutes total.
Ingredients
- peanut butter
- egg
- vanilla extract
- sugar
Step by step
- Preheat oven and spray baking sheet with nonstick spray (or line with parchment paper.)
- Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl.
- Use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop dough and roll into 1 inch balls. Place on the baking sheet.
- For a classic look, spray a fork with nonstick spray and press down twice on the top of each cookie to create that classic crosshatch.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes and enjoy!
Tips
If you are gifting these cookies or super concerned about them looking “perfect” I recommend chilling the dough for about an hour and then rolling into balls before putting that classic fork crosshatch impression as they’ll have a little bit better-finished appearance. If its just taste you are after, don’t bother.
Ready? Get your cookie on!
If you’re looking for easy cookie recipes, here are four more you might also like!
- 4 Ingredient Funfetti Cookies
- Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Nutella Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies
- Pecan Snowball Cookies
If you try this recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 18 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
Easy, delicious 4 ingredient gluten free peanut butter cookies!
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl combine all ingredients.
- Use a cookie scoop or spoon to drop 1″ balls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.
- If desired add the classic peanut butter cookie crosshatch by pressing a fork sprayed with nonstick spray into the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on rack and enjoy!
Notes
For “prettier” cookies refrigerate dough for one hour before scooping into balls.
Keywords: peanut butter cookie
*This post was updated with new pictures and video in October of 2020, originally published in August 2013.
Tasty cookie but much too sweet for me with 1 cup of sugar. If I make them again, I will use 1/2 cup instead.
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These are by far my most favorite gluten free cookie that I can eat. So easy to whip up & serve!! Being stuck in the house with this Coronavirus I thought I’ve got to do something!! Thankfully I had all ingredients in my pantry 😃💜💜
Our nanny made these today. She used less sugar (we will probably try honey next time) and added about 2/3-1 cup of oatmeal/gluten free oatmeal. I’m not a huge peanut butter fanatic (I crave it sometimes but my toddler and husband are crazy about it) and these were just right for me. Sweet but not too sweet and indulgent enough to satisfy a craving. Dangerous to keep in the house!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!! ~Melissa
These look great and sound perfect for coffee fellowship at church, etc. I don’t mean to complicate things, but do you use an all-natural type peanut butter or one of the popular creamy or chunky types ( no-stir)? I’m eager to try them no matter which type! I’m sure they will get raves. Thanks for sharing this easy gluten-free recipe.
Hi Nell, I use the run of the mill normal peanut butter and I’ve used both creamy and chunky and they both turn out wonderfully. I haven’t tried it with the all-natural types yet. Hope that helps! ~Melissa
Can i use honey, stevia or agave in lieu of the sugar?
If so, how much????
Currently making these for my grandparents for Christmas, I had made them for thanksgiving so that I could actually have a desert (celiac here) and they loved them. So simple
I made these with half the sugar called for and used coconut sugar – they are great!
Love these! I also add some chocolate chips because you can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate!!
That sounds delicious Lora, I’ll have to try that next time I make them! ~Melissa
I love peanut butter! I am a vegan and do not eat processed foods and cannot eat gluten. What can I use to replace the eggs? I have some unrefined sugar.
Unsweetened apple sauce. 1/2 cup equals 1 egg.
You are a woman after my own heart, 4-ingredients, super easy, and gluten-free!! That’s my kinda recipe!
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We LOVE these at our house! I haven’t made them in a bit… think I’ll have to get busy!
I totally thought if you when writing the post Gwen-you’re my gluten free diva!
Love a good simple recipe like this! I’ve been craving peanut butter cookies, but I know I’ll be the only one who eats them so I’ve been putting off making them. Now that I’ve seen these though, I’m pretty sure I’m going to cave. 🙂
Ohhhh, these could be SO dangerous! I always have those 4 ingredients on hand!!
Me too Keri! They are sooo good, the entire batch disappears literally in hours!
Make them a little smaller so they don’t fall apart
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