It's tough to find a cookie that tastes great, falls on the healthier side of the dessert list and doesn't take an hour to prep and cook. This three-ingredient cookie recipe is quite likely the easiest one around. Short of opening a package of cookies, you'll be hard-pressed to find a faster route to tasty peanut buttery goodness.
Check out the recipe for these low-carb cookies below, and don't forget to watch the video at the end. When you see how ridiculously easy these cookies are, the hard part's going to be not making a batch every day.
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Low-carb three-ingredient peanut butter cookies
Preparation time: 2 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Serves: 12
Total time: 30 minutes
Serves: 12
Ingredients
1/2 cup erythritol (or another sweetener)
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 cup erythritol (or another sweetener)
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. If you use erythritol or stevia, you'll need to grind the sweetener in a blender for about 30 seconds to get a thinner texture.
3. In a medium bowl, combine sweetener, egg and peanut butter. Mix with a spoon until all ingredients are blended.
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4. Use an ice cream scoop to measure even balls of dough onto a cookie sheet.
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5. Use a fork to press a criss-cross pattern into each cookie ball.
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6. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes. Remove your cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 15 minutes.
Enjoy!
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Pro tip: The cookies will be incredibly hot when they come out of the oven, so remember to let them cool before touching them.