How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

These simple Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies are thin, crispy, easy to make, and made from scratch with some fresh, homemade peanut butter! 

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

These simple Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies are also known as my "So Sorry I Almost Killed Your Husband, Cookies." And when I say they're good, let me also say that they're "I Forgive You For Almost Killing My Husband, Good."

Remember these adorable little Meringue Kisses I made?  Well, I sent a bunch of them to my girl Mona and her hubby because I made a few batches and I wanted to share the love (slash not eat 4 dozen meringues...).  Totally innocent, right?  Only if I had remembered that her hubby was allergic to EGGS.  Oh yeah, the 75% egg cookie, yup I sent them to a man with a serious sweet tooth and a recently discovered allergy to eggs. >Face palm<

Even worse... I didn't even realize the potential chaos I caused until I got this text after posting the Meringue Kisses:

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

And then I had a mini-heart attack.  Luckily, his allergy is just to the yolks, and he was totally fine. But oh boy, friends. Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies. Completely egg-free, guilt-free, and murderous intentions-free! Your new favorite eggless cookie recipe to keep in your back pocket for any of your friends with the (unfortunate) egg allergy!

Ingredients Needed

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

These cookies are SO easy. And they're egg free!

  • Peanut Butter - Duh. And please, if you haven't made your own yet, you are really missing out!
  • Sugars - White granulated and Brown. No brown sugar? No problem! Did you know you can make your own?!
  • Salted Butter - Only have unsalted? No problem - just add a little more salt, see my recipe notes!
  • Milk - We prefer 2% for this, but use whatever you have.
  • Vanilla Extract - Have you made your own, yet?
  • All-Purpose Flour and Baking soda - A gluten-free flour would also work for this.

Step-by-Step Instructions

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

The first thing I did, I whipped up some fresh homemade peanut butter. Have you made your own yet? It's sooo easy to make!

No homemade peanut butter? No problem. Use whatever creamy peanut butter is your favorite.

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

Then once you have your peanut butter, the rest of this simple eggless peanut butter cookie dough recipe comes together so easily.

Peanut butter, creamed sugar, milk, vanilla, and butter, and mixed flour and baking soda.

Add a cup of the homemade peanut butter to the creamed sugar and butter mixture and then add the flour and baking soda mixture.

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

Once mixed, add that simple cookie dough to a baking sheet.

Baked at 350 degrees for 15 minutes and we had these super simple Peanut Butter Cookies!

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

They're flat without the structure of the egg, but that just means they're like Peanut Butter Cookie Crisps!

Our Other Favorite Cookies

  • Pecan Sandies
  • Homemade Mint Milanos
  • Thin Mints From Scratch
  • Lemon Ricotta Cookies
  • White Chocolate Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
  • Oatmeal Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies

These little babies were sent Priority Mail to Arizona titled: "I'm-sorry-I-almost-killed-you Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies!"

Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

How to make peanut butter cookies without eggs and flour

  • 1 cup 100% natural peanut butter
  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Thoroughly cream the sugars, butter, milk and vanilla. Stir in peanut butter.

  • In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking soda. Add flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture. 

  • On an un-greased cookie sheet drop add small spoonfuls of the batter 2 inches apart- they will spread quite a bit.

  • Bake for 13-15 minutes, let cool and enjoy! 

How do you make sugar cookies with 3 ingredients?

All you need is unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and flour. (A touch of vanilla added to the dough and finished with some sprinkles make them even better, but these two ingredients are not necessary to make this sugar cookie recipe.)

Can I use peanut butter instead of eggs in cookies?

In recipes like brownies, pancakes, and cookies, yes—nut butters can substitute for eggs! This includes peanut butter, cashew, almond butter, etc., substituting around 3-4 Tbsp of nut butter for 1 egg. Nut butters are rich in fats and have a thick, creamy, viscous consistency that's similar to eggs.

How do you make easy cookies?

Instructions.
Preheat the oven to 350 F..
Microwave the butter for about 40 seconds. ... .
In a large bowl, mix butter with the sugars until well-combined..
Stir in vanilla and egg until incorporated..
Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. ... .
Mix dough until just combined. ... .
Stir in chocolate chips..

How do you make butter cookies with milk?

Take a deep-bottomed bowl and add butter along with caster sugar..
Step 3 / 6 Mix the milk and flour mixture & knead a soft dough. ... .
Step 4 / 6 Divide the dough & shape into thin cookies. ... .
Step 5 / 6 Brush them with butter and place on the baking tray. ... .
Step 6 / 6 Bake for 30 minutes before serving..