These air fryer peanut butter cookies are an absolute dream. Made with just three ingredients, they’re easy to make, delightfully chewy, and they taste unbelievably good.
When you have a peanut butter craving, they hit every spot.
To make them, you'll simply whisk crunchy peanut butter, sugar and eggs together, chill until firm, and then portion into balls, squish with a fork and bake! It really is that simple.
When I started testing these, I really couldn't believe how well it worked with absolutely no flour added. And it works with all manner of different brands of peanut butter.
In the pictures you see here, I used very yummy Pip & Nut Crunchy Peanut Butter, which (at the time of writing) is made with just peanuts and salt.
Some peanut butters, such as the also delicious Skippy Crunch Peanut Butter have oils added to help keep everything stable, plus sugar and salt. These work in the recipe too, you'll just get slightly different flavour results.
In the recipe, I've detailed two optional ingredients: salt and vanilla. I'd recommend giving your peanut butter of choice a taste before you add the eggs and sugar to decide if you need either of these optional extras.
Read on for the full recipe with detailed instructions and a helpful photograph for every step. And if you have any questions, just leave me a comment. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 200 g crunchy peanut butter gluten free, if required
- 175 g light brown sugar
- 1 large free range egg
Optional extras
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt if your peanut butter is unsalted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract if you like
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Air fryer liner or a piece of greaseproof paper
Instructions
Cut a piece of greaseproof to about the same size as the base of your tray. Fold it in half 3-4 times to create a thin triangle. Make holes with a skewer or hole punch and unfold.
Put all of the ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix until you have an even, loose dough. Cover and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
Divide your dough into 20 portions of dough, rolled into balls. You can eyeball this, or if you want to be super accurate, you can divide the dough into 20 x 23g portions.
Place 4-5 at a time into your lined tin at least 2 inches apart.
Press down with a fork to create the classic cross hatch pattern.
Set the air fryer to 170C and bake the cookies for 7 minutes until golden.
Cool briefly on the tray to allow them to firm up, then transfer to a cooling rack with a spatula.
Enjoy your gorgeous air fryer peanut butter cookies.
For even more indulgence, you can spread the cookies with extra peanut butter!
Once you've given my recipe a go, I'd love you to come back and leave a comment letting me know how yours turned out.
I'd love to see your videos and pics, too! Just tag me on social media. I'm @emilylearycooks on Twitter and TikTok or @amummytoo on Instagram.
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Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 200 g crunchy peanut butter gluten free, if required
- 175 g light brown sugar
- 1 large free range egg
Optional extras
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt if your peanut butter is unsalted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract if you like
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Air fryer liner or a piece of greaseproof paper
Instructions
- Cut a piece of greaseproof to about the same size as the base of your tray. Fold it in half 3-4 times to create a thin triangle. Make holes with a skewer or hole punch and unfold.
- Put all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix until you have an even, loose dough.
- Cover and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Divide your dough into 20 portions of dough, rolled into balls. You can eyeball this, or if you want to be super accurate, you can divide the dough into 20 x 23g portions.
- Place 4-5 at a time into your lined tin at least 2 inches apart, pressing down with a fork to create the classic cross hatch pattern.
- Set the air fryer to 170C and bake the cookies for 7 minutes until golden.
- Cool briefly on the tray to allow them to firm up, then transfer to a cooling rack with a spatula.
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