This peanut butter cookies recipe without brown sugar is also gluten free and requires only 3 ingredients! Super delicious, easy recipe requiring just a little bit of effort!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Combine sugar, peanut butter, egg, vanilla (if using) and salt (if using) in a medium bowl and stir until smooth. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. Roll dough into 1-inch balls with your hands and place onto prepared baking sheets.
Press the bottom of a fork into each dough ball in a criss-cross pattern (grease the fork, if needed). Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Notes
Freeze dough for later use, if desired. Double wrap in plastic wrap or a ziploc bag and freeze for up to 6 months.
This is a great dessert to make for people who enjoy a gluten-free diet.
Add a mashed banana to the batter to add flavor, if desired.
Chocolate chips or peanut butter chips can easily be added to the cookie batter.
If you don't love the idea of cleaning out a measuring cup with PB stuck inside it, eyeball the amount you add to the bowl. One cup is just a recommendation and you really won't be able to mess these easy cookies up.