These flour-less Peanut Butter Cookies only have four ingredients. You have got to love recipes with minimal ingredients! You know what’s going into your food, and it’s so much easier to actually make the food in my book! Even better is a recipe that historically uses flour that can be made completely flour-less . AMAZING!
I’ve been searching far and wide for the best no-flour four ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe that works well. There are several recipes out there in the blogosphere. I found one by Paula Deen and another at the Daily Green here. A few different friends have given me recipes. This recipe is the one that worked best for me, and is very similar to what my friend, Nadene does.
The Verdict: I am continually amazed to find recipes that work with no flour. If you didn’t know that there was no flour, you probably wouldn’t guess it. Jonathan didn’t guess it. It’s amazing! These taste great! We’ve made these several times, and of course the entire family loves them! JSarr asked why people make them with flour if you don’t have to. I don’t know… people don’t know about it?!? I told him that’s why I am trying to change the world. **Pictures updated 12/13.
No Flour Peanut Butter Cookies, Gluten-Free
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy
- 1 cup organic sugar I have used Trader Joe's Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, & the Evaporated Cane Juice from Costco
- 1 egg
- 1 t vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup additional organic sugar to roll cookies
- optional 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease a large baking sheet.
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Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl, and stir really well.
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Roll the dough into one inch balls, no bigger than walnuts.
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Roll the cookie dough in the organic sugar.
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Place cookie dough balls onto greased baking sheet.
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Use a fork to make a crisscross imprint on the cookies.
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Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
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Cool and enjoy!
Have you tried…?
Thanks! I’m always looking for easy GF recipes. We have tried a peanut butter cookie that is similar, but has a few more ingredients.
Hope you enjoy, Lara, and thanks for visiting!
Thanks! My kids are going to love these.
Hi Dee. You are welcome! Hope you all enjoy!
Could you share what kind/brand of peanut butter is best for this recipe? There are so many options out there – with/without sugar or salt, natural (with the oil on top that must be stirred in), and then there’s the kind that has extra not-so-good-for-you ingredients.
Hi Karen, Yes! I use the natural, with the oil on top that must be stirred. It was Adam’s PB for awhile, and then Costco started selling Kirkland Signature PB, so last time we made them it was with the KS PB. Hope this helps!
I am going to give these a try with soy nut butter! My little girl is allergic to peanuts! I think it will work!
these look so tasty I have so many friends that are GF. I hope you’ll be sharing it at my link party 🙂
Marissa @ Rae Gun Ramblings
Thank you for sharing these at the Monday Funday party! I’m gluten intolerant and I will be making these for sure!
–Katie
Hi Katie, Thanks for visiting, and I hope you enjoy them!
Thanks so much for the post, I have to give these a try! I love PB cookies….thanks for sharing 😉
I am trying to lessen the amount of flour in my diet, and I love peanut butter, and visit Trader Joe’s often. These sound really good. Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!
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Mmmm, I can smell them now! Will have to try these!
I can’t wait to make these for my gluten-free Lil’ Guy. We will use sucanat instead of sugar. Thanks for sharing.
I love this recipe! I started making these when I graduated college several years ago, and they were always a hit…and so easy!
Hi Whole New Mom,
I will be trying these tonight, can’t wait!!
Thank you for taking your time and giving us great ideas and recipes.
Many Thanks 🙂
Awesome recipes! What is evaporated cane juice? How much juice do you put in? I’m thinking about trying this! -Sarah pampereddaughterthriftywife.blogspot.com
Hi Sarah, evaporated cane juice is like granulated sugar, but it’s not refined. It is organic. Thanks for visiting.
This is such an interesting idea! I am excited to give this a try. Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE these cookies! They’re delicious and as you wrote – super easy to make
Can maple syrup or honey be used instead of sugar
Hi Kate, You can try those, but I can’t guarantee the results. I think I tried honey 3 months ago and the cookies were flat. If you try it, I’d love to know how it goes! Thanks do visiting!
I’ve been looking into substituting honey for sugar in my baking. One of the things I’ve read is that for every cup of honey you use instead of sugar you should add 1/4 tsp baking soda (if the recipe does not call for baking soda) to reduce the acidity of the honey and increase the volume of the product. I’ve not tried it with this recipe so I don’t know for sure if it would prevent the cookies from going flat.
Hi Erin, I would like to try this with honey, again, so thanks so much for the tips! Thanks for visiting, too!