Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies

Looking for a delicious and healthy twist on the classic peanut butter cookie recipe? Look no further than the air fryer! Our air fryer peanut butter cookies are the perfect balance of chewy and crispy, with all the flavor of traditional peanut butter cookies but made with less fat and just 3-ingredients! Plus, the air fryer ensures even cooking and perfectly golden brown edges every time. These cookies are sure to be a hit with the whole family and are sure to become a new favorite.

Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies Ingredients

• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Sugar
• Egg

You will also need:

• An Air Fryer
• Parchment Paper
• A Fork

Frequently Asked Questions

How far in advance can I make these cookies?
You can make them 2-3 days in advance. Just be sure to store them in an airtight container.

We have a peanut allergy, can I use an alternative butter?
Yes. If you want to make a cookie that tastes like a peanut butter cookie but doesn’t have peanuts in it, you can try using sun butter (made with sunflower seeds). Just know, it may turn your cookies green which is totally normal.

Can I make these in the oven?
Yes. You can make these in the oven. Bake at 400 F for 6-8 minutes (keep an eye on them and make sure they don’t burn, remove when golden brown).

Things to Note:

• It’s important that you do not skip the chilling step. The air fryer will make the cookies spread and be crumbly more than the oven. The chilling step keeps them from spreading too much and keeps them from being a crumbly mess when leaving the air fryer.
• It’s also very important to not touch the cookies until they’ve set for a minimum of 4 minutes. This allows them to set up and not fall apart when removed from the air fryer.
• I like to shape the parchment paper to the bottom of my air fryer, then pull it out and prepare my cookies on it. This way, I can just set the parchment paper back inside without having to set one cookie at a time inside the air fryer.
• Each air fryer is a different shape. Mine allowed for 4-6 cookies at a time, but your shape might not allow that many, and it may allow for more. Just be sure to give enough space for the cookies to spread a bit and you’ll be good to go.
• Putting more or less cookies doesn’t require you to adjust the cook time or rest time.
• This cookie dough is very sticky, so it’s best to not get your hands involved in the scooping process and stick to a scoop or spoon.
• Each air fryer has various cooking settings. If your air fryer doesn’t have a 370 degree setting, choose the closest step under it as opposed to over it.

How to Make Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies

Combine all three ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Mix until fully combined.

Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Using a 1 ½-inch cookie scoop, or heaping tablespoon, scoop the dough onto parchment paper.

Using a fork, press the cookie flat, first one direction, then again from the opposite direction to make a crosshatch pattern on top.

Line the bottom of your air fryer with parchment paper. Be sure to not have extra parchment paper running up the side of the air fryer or it will get caught by the air and fold over the cookies.

Place as many cookies in your air fryer that will fit, while giving each cookie a half inch space. I was able to do about 4-6 at a time.

Set your air fryer at 370 degrees and cook them for 4 minutes before letting them rest in the air fryer for 4 minutes.

Repeat until you’ve used up your batter.

Serve and Enjoy!

Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies

COURSE: Cookies

Servings 1

PREP TIME: 14 minutes minutes

COOK TIME: 30 minutes minutes

TOTAL TIME: 48 minutes minutes

Looking for a delicious and healthy twist on the classic peanut butter cookie recipe? Look no further than the air fryer! Our air fryer peanut butter cookies are the perfect balance of chewy and crispy, with all the flavor of traditional peanut butter cookies but made with less fat and just 3-ingredients! Plus, the air fryer ensures even cooking and perfectly golden brown edges every time. These cookies are sure to be a hit with the whole family and are sure to become a new favorite.

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
• ¾ Cup Sugar
• 1 Large Egg

Equipment

• Ninja Air Fryer
• Peanut Butter Unsweetened Organic

Instructions

 

• Combine all three ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Mix until fully combined.
• Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Using a 1 ½-inch cookie scoop, or heaping tablespoon, scoop the dough onto parchment paper.
• Using a fork, press the cookie flat, first one direction, then again from the opposite direction to make a crosshatch pattern on top.
• Line the bottom of your air fryer with parchment paper. Be sure to not have extra parchment paper running up the side of the air fryer or it will get caught by the air and fold over the cookies.
• Place as many cookies in your air fryer that will fit, while giving each cookie a half inch space. I was able to do about 4-6 at a time.
• Set your air fryer at 370 degrees and cook them for 4 minutes before letting them rest in the air fryer for 4 minutes.
• Repeat until you’ve used up your batter.
• Serve and Enjoy!

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