These 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are soft, chewy and naturally sweetened with ripe bananas. Made without eggs or flour, they come together in one bowl in just 20 minutes, making them an easy treat for busy weekdays, after-school snacks or satisfying your peanut butter cravings.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2 bananas, 1 cup oats, 1 cup creamy peanut butter, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
In a medium bowl, combine the bananas, oats, peanut butter and chocolate chips (if using). Stir until combined.
Drop 1-inch balls of dough onto prepared baking sheet. Press down slightly on each ball of dough.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Let cool.
Notes
The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful the cookies will be. Look for bananas with plenty of brown spots.
Regular creamy peanut butter (such as Jif or Skippy) gives the most consistent results. Natural peanut butter can be used but may create a softer cookie.
These cookies don't spread much while baking, so gently flatten each mound of dough before placing them in the oven.
Let the cookies cool for at least 5 minutes before moving them—they'll continue to firm up as they cool.
Want to customize them? Stir in up to 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, chopped nuts or dried fruit.
Measure the mashed bananas instead of relying on banana size. Two medium bananas usually equal about 1 cup, but using too much banana can make the cookies overly soft while too little can make them crumbly.