Low Sodium Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
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Jump to RecipeThese low sodium peanut butter cookies recipe have 3 ingredients and take just 12 minutes to bake. Hot, delicious, salt-free cookies are ready in no time with this super simple dessert recipe.
These no-salt-added cookies are the perfect snack or dessert, perfect for that late-night sweet tooth! These adult & kid-friendly cookies are a perfect low sodium snack to enjoy with a cold glass of milk.
I love a good & quick cookie recipe when that late-night craving hits, or just when I want a sweet snack. These low sodium cookies come together super quickly and bake in just 12 minutes.
These cookies rely on some fantastic pantry staple ingredients like sugar and salt-free peanut butter. Pre-heat the oven, mix the ingredients, bake, and you have a tray of simple homemade cookies in no time.
These Low Sodium Peanut Butter Cookies Are
- Warm
- Sweet
- Crisp
- Easy to make
- Made with 3 Ingredients
- Low in Sodium, No Added Salt!
Ingredients You’ll Need
See the recipe card below for a full list of instructions and ingredient amounts!
- Unsalted Peanut Butter: I love unsalted peanut butter which has 0mg per serving. It’s great for these cookies, and also delicious for a quick sandwich or to make my favorite low sodium peanut noodles!
- Eggs – Eggs naturally contain about 65mg of sodium per large egg. We try to get cage free / free range eggs when we can. There isn’t any nutritional difference, but I always try to support animal welfare when I can!
- Granulated Sugar: I like this organic sugar for my recipes, but you can use any kind you have on hand.
The amazing thing about these cookies is that they are ready so quickly! I preheated the oven, and by the time it was ready, I had the dough made, formed, and the cookies ready on the baking sheet. Plus they use super friendly for those times when you haven’t been to the grocery store in a while. Perfect for rainy day baking.
What If I Don’t Have an Egg?
There are some fantastic pantry alternatives to an egg.
- Applesauce – substitute 1/4 of applesauce for each egg required in recipe.
- Flax ‘egg’ – a classic vegan baking hack, mix 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal with 2 tablespoons of water, let sit for 1 minute
- Corn Starch – mix 1 tablespoon corn starch with 3 tablespoons water for each egg in recipe
How To Make This Recipe
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, sugar, and egg. Whisk until ingredients are well combined.
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough, roll with hands, and place on the baking sheet. Repeat until dough is done.
- Once you have placed all the rolled dough balls on to the baking sheet, press down with a fork to form a tine pattern.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges begin to brown, and remove from oven.
- Allow 10 minutes to cool before eating.
More Delicious Low Sodium Desserts You’ll Love!
- Low Sodium Brownies Recipe (No Salt Added)
- Low Sodium Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (No Salt Added)
- Unsalted Hot Chocolate Recipe
- Low Sodium Crepes Recipe (No Salt Added)
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Low Sodium Peanut Butter Cookies
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- parchment paper
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, sugar, and egg. Whisk until ingredients are well combined.
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough, roll with hands, and place on the baking sheet. Repeat until dough is done.
- Once you have placed all the rolled dough balls on to the baking sheet, press down with a fork to form a tine pattern.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges begin to brown, and remove from oven.
- Allow 10 minutes to cool before eating.
Nutrition estimate (for 1 serving)
*Please note, all nutrition content is estimated based on the ingredients we used in our kitchen. It will vary based on your ingredients. Always check your nutrition labels to verify your nutrition content and sodium amounts.
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Delicious
These were delicious and really easy. Good texture and very peanut buttery with a good amount of sweet. My husband is quite excited to be able to have cookies that don’t eat up too much of his sodium value for the day. He is eating one now. 🙂 I am looking forward to trying more recipes from this site. Thanks for posting this.
Hi Jen, thank you so much for rating! These cookies are also my husband’s favorites, they get requested (and made) quite often here. I’m so glad you enjoyed them.
– Kelly
I really liked these cookies! Even my toddler likes them. I will definitely be making these again and may try with crunchy peanut butter.
Are the nutrition ingredients for the entire recipe or one cookie?
Do you think these could be taken out early and be indented and have a chocolate candy kiss put on top? Or would that be a problem? Have you tried it?
Hi Ann – I have tried it with Hershey kisses and it’s fantastic 🙂
And the nutrition is for one cookie, or 1/8th of the recipe
– Kelly
I added two tablespoons of melted unsalted butter to dough and they were moist/ delicious!!!!
Hi Kelly, that sounds amazing! What a great idea 🙂
Thanks for the note and the review, so glad you enjoyed them!
– Kelly