3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies with Brown Sugar

These 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies with brown sugar are the EASIEST and most flavorful cookie that bakers of every level can easily master! When I am crunched for time or just don’t want to make a mess of kitchen baking a dessert, THIS is the go-to recipe! They are always a crowd pleaser and never disappoint!

As a mom of two girls that LOVE their sweets this is my favorite recipe to make for them! I know that they are at least getting a LOT of protein when they are eating these peanut butter cookies!

You may have made peanut butter cookies similar to this with granulated sugar but I know that once you try these with brown sugar you won’t go back! Brown sugar just adds a more depth of flavor to peanut butter cookies. Also, they are a lot less “grainy” then when made with granulated sugar.

So…how do you make these 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies with brown sugar?

Let’s start with what you will need.

Equipment needed for this peanut butter cookie recipe:

• Mixing bowl
• Wooden spoon
• 2 Baking sheets
• fork

You can use whatever spatula you want to mix these cookies, but the dough is thick and sticky so I have found that a wooden spoon works best.

You can also use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. I just don’t usually do this because I like to keep it easy and less clean up!

Shopping list for peanut butter cookies with brown sugar:

• 1 c Creamy peanut butter
• 1.25 c Light brown sugar packed
• 1 LG Egg

Directions for making these 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies with brown sugar:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Prepare baking sheets by spraying with non-stick spray.
3. Mix 1 c peanut butter, 1 c brown sugar and egg in mixing bowl with wooden spoon until well combined.
4. Put remaining brown sugar on a plate or shallow bowl.
5. Form dough into 12 balls.
6. Roll each ball in sugar coating it and place at least 2″ away from one another on baking sheet.
7. Flatten each ball to 3/4″ thick using the palm of your hand.
8. Using the back of the fork, make an “X” in each cookie flattening a little further.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Rotate sheet trays halfway through for even baking.
10. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on sheet trays before placing on cooling rack to cool completely.
11. Store in an air tight container.

Commonly asked questions for this peanut butter cookie recipe:

Q1.  Can I use crunchy peanut butter?

A. YES!  Crunchy works just the same!  

Q2. Can I use other nut butters?

A. I haven’t tried all nut/plant based butters but most will work just fine.  As long as they have a similar oil content the cookies will turn out fine.  If they don’t have much oil the cookies will be dry and brittle.

Q3. Can I use granulated sugar?

A. YES!  The recipe is the same with granulated sugar.

Q4. Can I use brown sugar in the dough and roll them in granulated?

A. YES!  That’s how I usually do mine as well.  

Q5. Can I use flaxseed instead of an egg?

A. YES!  I have done this before as well!  They may not be quite as soft but they will be VERY close!

Q6. What can I add to this recipe to give it a little something extra?

A. The most popular choices are to mix in a cup of chocolate chips or to skip the fork “X” and push a Hershey Kiss into the center after they are removed from the oven.

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies with Brown Sugar

These 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies with brown sugar are the EASIEST and most flavorful cookie that bakers of every level can easily master!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Cooling on sheet tray 5 minutes mins

Total Time 22 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 cookies

Calories 133 kcal

Equipment

• Mixing bowl
• Wooden spoon
• 2 Baking sheets
• fork

Ingredients

  

• 1 c Creamy peanut butter
• 1.25 c Light brown sugar packed
• 1 LG Egg

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Prepare baking sheets by spraying with non-stick spray.
• Mix 1 c peanut butter, 1 c brown sugar and egg in mixing bowl with wooden spoon until well combined.
• Put remaining brown sugar on a plate or shallow bowl.
• Form dough into 12 balls.
• Roll each ball in sugar coating it and place at least 2" away from one another on baking sheet.
• Flatten each ball to 3/4" thick using the palm of your hand.
• Using the back of the fork, make an "X" in each cookie flattening a little further.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Rotate sheet trays halfway through for even baking.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes on sheet trays before placing on cooling rack to cool completely.
• Store in an air tight container.

Notes

Commonly Asked Questions:

Q1.  Can I use crunchy peanut butter?

A. YES!  Crunchy works just the same!  

Q2. Can I use other nut butters?

A. I haven’t tried all nut/plant based butters but most will work just fine.  As long as they have a similar oil content the cookies will turn out fine.  If they don’t have much oil the cookies will be dry and brittle.

Q3. Can I use granulated sugar?

A. YES!  The recipe is the same with granulated sugar.

Q4. Can I use brown sugar in the dough and roll them in granulated?

A. YES!  That’s how I usually do mine as well.  

Q5. Can I use flaxseed instead of an egg?

A. YES!  I have done this before as well!  They may not be quite as soft but they will be VERY close!

Q6. What can I add to this recipe to give it a little something extra?

A. The most popular choices are to mix in a cup of chocolate chips or to skip the fork “X” and push a Hershey Kiss into the center after they are removed from the oven.

Keyword easy cookies, peanut butter cookies

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