No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies (3 Ingredients) (2024)

These 3-ingredient no-bake peanut butter cookies are easy, healthy no-bake cookies without milk or butter. This easy vegan peanut butter cookie recipe is for health-conscious peanut butter lovers!

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You will not believe these peanut butter cookies are made with only 3 ingredients! They are similar to my Vegan No-Bake Cookies and No-Bake Almond Butter Cookies but even simpler and quicker to make.

Yes, the chocolate shell is optional, so technically, you don’t need this fourth ingredient to make these no-bake cookies! It is the cherry on the cake, up to you to add this or not.

Plus, they taste like real vegan peanut butter cookies without the hassle of using your oven! They melt-in-your-mouth, slightly sweet cookies are 100% vegan with a keto-friendly option!

Ingredients and Substitutions

The 3 ingredients you need to make these easy peanut butter no-bake cookies are:

• Natural Peanut Butter – This refers to pure peanut butter with no added sugar, and no added oil in the jar. You need peanut butter just made of peanuts! It’s ok if salt is added, it won’t compromise the taste of these vegan no-bake peanut butter cookies.
• Coconut Flour – this is an amazing healthy gluten-free flour. Plus, it is safe to eat raw coconut flour. So it makes it perfect to use in no-bake cookies. It’s also a healthy flour as it contains a high amount of fiber, protein, and iron! Indeed, 1/4 cup of coconut flour covers 20% of the iron daily value. Also, it has very few net carbs (8 grams per 1/4 cup of flour. It means it is a very fulfilling flour that releases energy slowly to your body and stabilizes your blood sugar level. As a result, coconut flour is great flour for diabetic or keto baking.
• Maple Syrup – or any unrefined liquid sweetener you love like agave syrup or sugar-free maple-flavored syrup made of Monk fruit for a keto option.

How To Make No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

The secret to this amazing texture is a simple combo of peanut butter and coconut flour!

1. Before you start making the cookie dough, I recommend preparing baking sheets with parchment paper. These cookies will not be baked, but you will pop them in the freezer to set. Prepare any flat surface like a baking sheet or plate covered with waxed paper and grease with coconut oil.

2. First, combine peanut butter and maple syrup in a large mixing bowl. It should be quick and easy to do so using a fresh jar of peanut butter. If it’s too hard to stir at room temperature, pop the mixing bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds to soften the peanut butter and make it easier to stir. If you don’t have a microwave, place the ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat and stir to melt and combine.

3. When the liquid ingredients are well combined, stir in coconut flour.

4. Stir the batter with a spoon, then, when it starts to be difficult to stir, knead the mixture with your hand until a dough ball forms.
5. Now, shape cookie dough balls and place them on the prepared surfaces leaving 1 thumb space between each ball.

5. Flatten each cookie dough ball with the back of a fork to form a cross on top of the cookie, as seen in the picture below.
6. Place the lined baking sheet with the cookies on it into the freezer for 10 minutes to set.

Making Chocolate Shell

To make chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies, as seen in my picture above, you need to create a chocolate shell.

To do so, melt the 2 ingredients below in a small bowl in the microwave:

• Vegan Dark Chocolate Chips – 1/2 cup is enough for the whole recipe.
• Coconut Oil – This is optional, but this helps the chocolate melt. Use 1 teaspoon. You can use refined coconut oil to avoid coconut flavor.

Remove the cookies from the freezer and dip half of them into the melted chocolate. Return each cookie to the lined baking sheets.

When all the cookies are dipped into chocolate, bring the sheets back to the freezer until the chocolate shell is hard.

Frequently Asked Questions

More No-Bake Peanut Butter Treats

If you love easy no-bake peanut butter cookies, I recommend you also check my Healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies.

It is a delicious vegan breakfast cookie with peanut butter chocolate flavors and nutrient-dense oatmeal!

About Carine

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