These 4 ingredient peanut butter and chocolate cookies are super easy to make. With 4 simple ingredients, you really cannot mess this up! They make for the perfect little treat when your craving something sweet after a healthy meal and they're kid-friendly too!
These four ingredient cookies are particularly great for Easter. The colorful candies resemble easter eggs and they make for such a festive treat!
If you love this easy cookie recipe, you will absolutely love my homemade reese's eggs.
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Ingredients
- Creamy Peanut Butter
- Coconut Sugar
- Egg
- Unreal Dark Chocolate Peanut Gems
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
- Set your baking rack to the middle position and preheat your oven to 350 F.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in your creamy peanut butter, sugar and egg and mix until everything is well combined. I would recommend using a kitchenaid mixer if available so that everything is well combined.
- Once your base is mixed through, add in your dark chocolate peanut gems and mix into the dough with a rubber spatula until the gems are evenly distributed.
- Scoop a spoonful of dough and roll into a ball, placing it on a non-stick baking sheet. Repeat until done, use your fingers to slightly pat down and flatten the cookie balls. Bake for 8-9 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies are nice and golden brown.
- Remove cookies from baking sheet and place on cooling rack for 5-7 minutes. Enjoy!
Hint: Line baking sheet with parchment paper to make cleanup easier.
Substitutions
- Peanut free- use peanut butter alternatives, like soy butter or almond butter, if you have a peanut allergy or do not like peanut butter. You can also substitute the Unreal dark chocolate peanut gems with chocolate chips or the Unreal crispy quinoa gems to make this recipe peanut free.
- Chocolate Chips- You can feel free to substitute the Unreal dark chocolate peanut gems with your favorite chocolate chips!
This easy cookie recipe is dairy-free and gluten-free and lacto-ovo-vegetarian friendly.
Variations
- Crunchy- add some chopped pecans or peanuts to add a little bit of crunch to your cookies!
Equipment
For these easy 4 ingredient cookies, the only equipment you will need:
- Large mixing bowl
- Spoon or spatula
- Kitchenaid (optional)
- Baking sheet
Storage
Store these kid-friendly four ingredient cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks or in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.
Top tip
To make sure this easy cookie recipe comes out perfect, make sure to mix your ingredients together super well until all the ingredients are well distributed and combined.
FAQ
Yes, this recipe is gluten-free. The Unreal dark chocolate peanut gems are gluten-free, HOWEVER, if you have celiac's the Unreal brand does disclose that they do use a facility that processes wheat, so therefore not celiac friendly.
Yes, this recipe is dairy-free, however, again, the Unreal brand does disclose that the facility that they use does process milk so therefore not milk protein allergy friendly (depending on the severity of your allergy).
Yes! This recipe is kid-friendly and perfect to enjoy especially during Easter as a healthy and festive treat!
Kid-Friendly
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4 Ingredient Peanut Butter And Chocolate Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 Spatula or Spoon
- 1 Kitchenaid Mixer optional
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- ½ Cup Coconut Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- ¼ Cup Unreal Dark Chocolate Peanut Gems
Instructions
- Place your rack in the middle of your oven and preheat your oven to 350 F.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in your creamy peanut butter, sugar, and eggs and mix until everything is well combined. I would recommend using a Kitchenaid mixer if available to that everything is very well mixed.
- Once your base is mixed through, add in your dark chocolate peanut gems and mix into the dough with a rubber spatula until the gems are evenly distributed.
- Scoop a spoonful of dough and roll into a ball, placing it on a non stick baking sheet. Repeat until you run out of dough. use your fingers to slightly pat down and flatten the cookie balls. Bake for 8-9 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies are nice and golden brown.
- Remove from baking sheet and place on cooling rack for 5-7 minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Food safety
- Make sure to fully bake the cookies, to prevent the risk of food born illnesses, like salmonella.
Haley says
TOO easy. Will 100% be making again.