3 Ingredient Cookies: Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe & More!

Hi Bold Bakers! What if I told you I have a recipe for you that requires just 3 ingredients and can be made in under 5 minutes? And the best thing is, these are all ingredients that you already have in your kitchen right now. Now because this is Bigger Bolder Baking, I am going to show you 3 different recipes of how you can do just that. So let's get baking. So if you follow me on social media, you'll know that I'm always out and about in LA, traveling or working. So I eat a lot of snacks on the go. Now on Bigger Bolder Baking, I emphasize using good quality ingredients, so that's why I'm excited to tell you that I've partnered with NatureBox, who have the exact same ethos. NatureBox create unique snacks that taste great and that are better for you. They are made with good quality ingredients and they have no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners, which is one of the things I love about them. 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Now unfortunately for right now, this offer is only available to U.S. residents. Okay, now let's get started on our recipes. So the first recipe that we're going to make, believe it or not, is a three ingredient oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. It tastes so amazing. All you need are some rolled oats, some bananas, and then chocolate chips. So the first thing we're going to do is mash our bananas in a bowl with a fork. Mash up your banana until it's really nice and fine and then there's no lumps. We want to get it nice and mushy. Lovely. Okay, now into this we're going to add in our rolled oats and some chocolate chips. Now at this point you might be thinking to yourself, Gemma's gone crazy and there's no way that these are going to make cookies. Well, it does because the banana adds as your egg and as your butter and it bakes just like it. And our oats are going to be similar to our flour. The best thing about these cookies is that it doesn't contain any gluten because oats don't have gluten. Then also there's no egg and there's no added sugar so it's a really good cookie for you. And made in less than five minutes. Now I'm going to scoop this guy onto our tray. I like to do a big scooped tablespoon of cookie mix and then straight onto your tray lined with parchment paper. Now I love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies but the thing about it is you don't want chocolate chips, you can put raisins in there, even add in a little bit of cinnamon, whatever you like. Okay, that's it. All our cookies are done. Just so you know, these guys won't spread out too much so you want to give them a little pat down and flatten them out. I mean seriously, three ingredients, five minute cookies, come on, nothing better than this. Okay, these guys are looking great. They're ready to be baked off. Bake these little beauties off at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius for roughly 15 to 20 minutes. So our cookies are out of the oven and they smell absolutely delicious. Now as you can see, these cookies actually don't brown a whole lot but that's okay, that's the nature of them. They just look like this on the outside and as they go cold, they firm up a little bit. So they've cooled down a little bit so I'm going to crack one open. It looks delicious. Mmm. The crazy thing about these cookies is that they're gluten free, they are egg free, they have no added fat, all natural sugars, come on, and if you leave out these chocolate chips and add in dairy free chocolate chips, they'll also make great vegan cookies. I have to say, these cookies were a great success. Now I hope you like coconut because that is our next recipe. So our next three ingredient recipe, we are going to make coconut macaroons. You know those lovely mounds with the chocolate on the bottom? I love them. And you can make them with just three ingredients. Some shaved coconut or desiccated coconut, some condensed milk, and some chocolate. Just like the other cookie, you whip them up all together and bake them off. So into our bowl, add in our coconut, followed by our condensed milk, and then mix it all together with a spatula. So now this is another great cookie recipe that doesn't require eggs or flour. Really really easy. So traditionally, coconut macaroons have egg whites in them, but the condensed milk in this recipe eliminates the need for that. Okay, that's it. I go back to what I said, five minute cookies in no time. These guys are ready to go onto our baking tray. To shape, scoop a nice heaped tablespoon of your macaroon mix, and then just place it on your tray, leaving a little bit of space between them. Now I know these are really easy recipes to remember, but the quantities and all the instructions can be found on my website, BiggerBolderBaking.com. Okay, we are done with another cookie, no time at all. These guys are ready to be baked off. Bake your coconut macaroons off at 350°F or 180°C for roughly 15-20 minutes. So here are our coconut macaroons. Can you believe how gorgeous they look? They're golden brown on top, they smell amazing. I just adore coconuts so much. There's something about it that leaves me wanting more. These are beautiful. I like how they kept their shape as well. Now traditionally, these guys are served with a little bit of chocolate on the bottom, so now that they're nice and cooled, that's our next step. So here I have a bowl of melted chocolate, I've got myself some forks, and I'm just going to go ahead and dip the bottom of the macaroon into the chocolate. You just want to dip the bottom, you don't want it to go too far up the sides. Just like so. And then scrape off any excess chocolate, and then put it onto your rack so it can dry off. And then go ahead and just keep on dipping. One of the biggest requests I get are recipes without eggs, so I'm really glad that I'm able to bring you two cookies that have no eggs in them, so the more people can enjoy them. Okay, our macaroons are looking fantastic, and I can tell that this guy over here is dry, so I can give him a taste. Oh yum. Oh yum, yum, yum. I just love coconut. So tasty. It's nice and thick, and squishy, a little bit of sweetness from the condensed milk, mm-mm-mm. I really, really loved this one, but I think I actually might have saved the best till last, so I really hope you like peanut butter. So now, get this, I am going to show you how you can make probably the best peanut butter cookie you've ever had, with just three simple ingredients. Peanut butter, sugar, and an egg. So into our bowl, I'm going to add in my peanut butter, now you can use chunky or smooth peanut butter. Also, you can use any kind of a nut butter you like, that will work well too. Follow your peanut butter with some sugar, and then one egg. And then just combine all of these together. So now like the other cookies, this cookie doesn't contain flour, however it does contain an egg, and we can't substitute that out, we need that in these cookies. Okay, there you go, another cookie, mixed under five minutes, nice and soft. Now we're going to scoop him onto our baking tray. Just like the other cookies, I like to do a heaped tablespoon of batter, make him nice and big. Okay, so now they're all scooped, now we're going to get that lovely traditional look that you usually see on a peanut butter cookie. You need two forks, and all you want to do is just press one down on top, then go across it the other way. So just do a criss-cross, and then just keep on going all the way around. Press down your cookies a little bit, so they spread out more when they bake. So now I want you to hang around to see these once they come out of the oven, because I'm telling you, they're the best cookies ever. Okay, gorgeous! Made all pretty, good to go, time to bake them off. Bake your cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or 180 degrees Celsius, for roughly 15-20 minutes. So here we are, out of the oven, and if you can only smell my kitchen right now, oh, it smells heavenly. Now, I love to eat peanut butter cookies warm, so I'm just going to break this guy in half, and just show you how delicious and buttery he is on the inside. It's not cakey because it has no flour in it, it's soft, absolutely delicious. Mmm, oh yeah. I mean, seriously, takes no time at all to make. Now I just showed you how to make three completely different cookies out of simple household ingredients. Now be sure to head over to naturebox.com slash Gemma, and take advantage of the three free snacks that they're offering you with your first purchase. I guarantee you're going to love their snacks. Thank you so much for watching, and I will see you back here next week for more Bigger Bolder Baking. Okay Gemma, we're ready for you. Yep. Okay, let's do one more. I've got sticky. Yummy. Okay. Mmm.