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Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (4 Ingredients)
These chewy, Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies have ONLY 4 ingredients and are so tasty, so buttery, so melt-in-your-mouth decadent, you'd never guess they are actually gluten free!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 132 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter (see notes)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl using a wooden spoon, beat the peanut butter until smooth. Add the sugar and beat until combined, then add the egg, stirring everything together to create a smooth dough.
- Roll the dough into 1 1/2 tbsp balls and place them at least 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle the top of each with flaky sea salt, then press the prongs of a fork into the tops to form a classic peanut butter cookie cross hatch. The sea salt will both help balance out the sweetness of the cookie and help stop the fork sticking to the cookie dough.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, then leave the cookies to cool completely on the tray before transferring to a cookie jar or airtight container.
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Notes
- The peanut butter: Do not use an all natural brand of peanut butter which separates in the jar, you want to choose a "no stir" brand that stays smooth and homogenous for these cookies to work without flour. If you are gluten-free, double check your peanut butter labels for gluten, just in case.
- Sticky dough: If your kitchen is really warm and the dough is a bit too sticky to form into balls, chill it for 20 minutes before shaping.
- Storage: These cookies will keep in an air-tight container for approximately 3-4 days at room temperature.
- Freezing: I have frozen this soft peanut butter cookie dough and the baked cookies as well. Both freeze equally well in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information
Calories
132kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.001g
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
65mg
(3%)
Potassium
84mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
13IU
(0%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 132
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 132kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 84mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 13IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.