Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies have a slightly crispy outside and a soft, chewy inside. These delicious cookies need only 3 ingredients!
Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies
- Prep Time: 14 Minutes
- Chill Time: 30 Minutes
- Cook Time: 4 Minutes
- Yields: 18 Cookies
Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies require only 3 ingredients to make! These delicious homemade cookies are a sweet and decadently rich peanut butter treat! Perfect for a quick dessert or anytime snack! Here’s how to make them.
Equipment Needed
- air fryer (A 4qt GoWise air fryer was used to make this recipe.)
- medium glass mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- 1.5″ cookie scoop
- parchment paper
- fork
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
Instructions
Plug in the air fryer.
Place all three ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.
Mix the contents of the bowl until fully combined.
Place the mixture in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
Scoop the dough onto the parchment paper using a 1.5″ cookie scoop or heaping tablespoon.
Use a fork to press the cookie flat, first do it in one direction, then do it again from the opposite direction to make a crosshatch pattern on the top of the cookies.
Line the bottom of the 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 onto the parchment paper in the air fryer as will fit, giving each cookie about a half inch space. This should mean you can do 4-6 at a time.
Set the air fryer for 370 degrees and cook them for 4 minutes.
Once the cooking time has finished, let the cookies rest in the air fryer for 4 minutes.
Repeat until you’ve used up your batter.
Serve and enjoy!
Tips
- It’s important that you do not skip the chilling step. The air fryer will make the cookies spread and be more crumbly than if you made them in a traditional 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make this recipe even if I don’t have the same air fryer?
Yes you can!
Air fryers come in many sizes made by many different brands. Unfortunately, this means that not all air fryers work exactly the same. I always try to include the model of air fryer used to make the recipes on my site.
It’s also possible for an air fryer to not have the same temperature settings. If your air fryer doesn’t have the exact same temperature settings, you may need to check your air fryer’s manual for suggestions, and if that doesn’t work experiment a bit.
Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
Instructions
Place all three ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.
Mix the contents of the bowl until fully combined.
Place the mixture in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
Scoop the dough onto the parchment paper using a 1.5" cookie scoop or heaping tablespoon.
Use a fork to press the cookie flat, first do it in one direction, then do it again from the opposite direction to make a crosshatch pattern on the top of the cookies.
Line the bottom of the 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 onto the parchment paper in the air fryer as will fit, giving each cookie about a half inch space. This should mean you can do 4-6 at a time.
Set the air fryer for 370 degrees and cook them for 4 minutes.
Once the cooking time has finished, let the cookies rest in the air fryer for 4 minutes.
Repeat until you’ve used up your batter.
Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
18Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 121Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 3g
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Brittany Gilley
Tuesday 5th of July 2022
I had no idea you could make cookies in the air-fryer too! I'll have to try this