Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Printable)

Soft and chewy peanut butter treats made quickly with simple ingredients for a gluten-free indulgence.

# 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

# Step-by-Step:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly mix peanut butter, sugar, and egg until smooth.
03 - Scoop tablespoon-sized portions and roll into balls. Arrange on the baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
04 - Gently flatten each dough ball with a fork to form a crisscross design.
05 - Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until edges are set and tops begin to crack.
06 - Remove from oven and cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • These bake in under ten minutes, which means you can satisfy a cookie craving faster than you can convince yourself to order takeout.
  • The texture is that elusive soft-chewy sweet spot that most cookies spend their whole lives chasing.
  • Three ingredients means no fancy shopping, no complicated techniques, no excuses.
02 -
  • The cookies look underdone when they come out of the oven, and that's the whole point—overbaking them turns them from chewy into hard, and nobody came here for hard.
  • Timing matters more than you'd think with such a simple recipe; even two minutes can shift them from perfect to overdone, so stay close.
03 -
  • Don't overmix the dough—once everything is combined, stop; extra stirring won't improve these cookies the way it does others.
  • The fork pattern isn't decoration; flattening the cookies ensures they bake through evenly instead of staying gummy in the center.
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