3 Ingredient Cookies

These 3 ingredient cookies are your instant fix when you need a cookie! No flour, no eggs, no butter, and no milk needed, they are soft and oozing with chocolate! 

3 Ingredient Cookies Recipe

When it comes to desserts with few ingredients, my favorite recipes to make are 2 ingredient peanut butter cookies, 2 ingredient fudge, and now these three ingredient chocolate chip cookies. 

Why you need these 3 ingredient cookies-

• 3 Ingredients. This isn’t a joke, it’s literally three ingredients- Peanut butter, brown sugar, and chocolate chips. 
• No flour or grains. Not only are these cookies completely flourless, but they also have no grains either. That means no almond flour or coconut flour. 
• No butter or milk. These are typical ingredients in cookies but not this one. Seriously, you won’t need anything from the fridge at all. 
• One bowl. This recipe also provides the easiest clean-up ever- Just one bowl and one spoon needed to whip them up!

Now, these aren’t your traditional 3 ingredient chocolate chip cookie recipe. As they have leavening agents or eggs, they have no real binding agent. As such, the texture is thick and soft, and melts in your mouth. They are sweet and bursting with chocolate chips, it is hard to stop at one!

How do you make three ingredient cookies?

The Ingredients

• Peanut butter– Any smooth peanut butter can be used. Avoid using crunchy or all natural peanut butter as it will be harder to form a smooth dough. If you have a peanut allergy or want to keep this peanut free, you can use almond butter, cashew butter, or tahini. 
• Maple syrup– Adds sweetness and helps thicken the peanut butter to make a dough. Honey or golden syrup can also be used. Avoid sugar free sweeteners, unless it’s a homemade keto maple syrup. Store bought versions are not thick enough.
• Chocolate chips– I used dairy free chocolate chips (to keep these cookies vegan!) but feel free to use standard or keto chocolate chips.

The Instructions

Start by adding the peanut butter and syrup into a mixing bowl and mix together until combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold through the chocolate chips. Cover the bowl and place it in the freezer for an hour or the refrigerator for two hours, to thicken. 

Now, remove the bowl from the freezer. Using your hands, roll balls of dough and place them on a lined cookie sheet. Press down on each cookie into a cookie shape and top with extra chocolate chips. Bake at 180C/350F for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet completely. 

Tips to make the best 3 ingredient cookies

• The cookies can be quite fragile, so they need to cool completely before enjoying them. If you’d prefer thicker or sturdy cookies, try flourless peanut butter cookies or almond butter cookies. 
• Reserve a handful of chocolate chips to press into the top of the baked cookies. This is both for aesthetic purposes, and to ensure pools of chocolate with every bite.
• You must freeze or refrigerate the dough prior to baking them. As these cookies are super soft, they are prone to spreading easily. Freezing them beforehand stops them from overspreading without needing baking soda or powder, along with making it easier to work with the dough.

Storing and freezing tips

• To store: Place cookies onto a plate and cover them in plastic or saran wrap, and keep them at room temperature for up to 5 days. You can also store them in the refrigerator and they will keep for up to 2 weeks. 
• To freeze: Leftover cookies can be stored in the freezer in a sealable container. The cookies will keep well for up to 6 months. 

More 3 ingredient recipes to try

• Oatmeal cookies
• Peanut butter cookies 
• Oatmeal bars
• Brownie bites
• Almond butter cookies