3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Over the years I’ve made plenty of versions of this same recipe, but this one here is the OG. Make sure to choose a natural peanut butter with only peanuts and salt.
I’ve used pure monk fruit to sweeten these, which is what keeps them sugar-free, low-carb and keto. Please know this is different to monk fruit/ erythritol blends that you are likely to see in supermarkets. This can be used too but at different quantities – see the recipe for details! The important thing is that you know what sweetener you are using (check the ingredients to make sure).
In my 8 years of using pure monk fruit in literally hundreds of recipes, I’ve only ever gone through two packets. As you use it in very small quantities, it lasts forever.
Enjoy this incredible peanut butter-y snack! I make this for kids too.
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
A crumbly and soft cookie reserved for serious peanut butter lovers.
Serves:
12
Prep time:
15 minutes
Cook time:
15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup smooth salted peanut butter
- 1 tsp pure monk fruit powder OR 1-2 tbsp erythritol based sweetener*
- 1 egg, beaten
METHOD
- Preheat the oven to 160°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- To make the cookies, in a large bowl and using a wooden spoon, combine all the ingredients. You may wish to use your hands if it is not combining properly.
- Using your hands, carefully shape into 12 cookies and place on the prepared tray. For the best results, use a tablespoon of dough per cookie. Imprint each with the back of a fork.
- Bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes. Leave to cool completely before touching (otherwise they'll crumble) and enjoy!
Notes
- These cookies are best consumed within three days.
- This recipe works well with cashew butter too.
- Pure monk fruit powder is a sugar-free option, not to be confused with “monk fruit sweetener”. These ingredients are used in very different ways in recipes.
- Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that forms the base of many granular “sugar free sweeteners”.
- The use of erythritol and pure monk fruit powder in this recipe is what makes it low-carb and/or keto friendly. If this is not a worry for you, the best substitution is coconut sugar which can be used in the same quantity as erythritol based sweetener. Please know that the use of coconut sugar takes away the sugar-free status of this recipe and may alter the colour of the finished product.
- Read more about these sweeteners here, including my product recommendations. If you are unsure what to use, read more about sugar and my philosophy here.
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About Liv
I’m a holistic nutritionist (BSc) and healthy chef and I’m obsessed with waking up every day happy to be alive and excited for the day ahead, and eating incredible nourishing food!
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