Craving peanut butter cookies but don’t feel like baking an entire batch? This peanut butter cookies for 2 recipe is just what you need! It’s a small batch recipe that makes just two cookies, perfect for one or two people.

I love my 5-ingredient peanut butter cookies. But sometimes when the craving hits, I just don’t want to make a full batch. That’s where these peanut butter cookies for 2 comes in! It’s a little different from that recipe, using butter and eggs, but the end result is still soft, chewy peanut butter cookies. The best part is that they’re ready in just 15 minutes. They can be made in the oven or air fryer – your choice.

Helpful Tips

• Use the right peanut butter. For optimal results, use a commercial peanut butter brand like Skippy or Jif. Natural peanut butter contains too much oil and will cause the cookies to spread too much.
• Measure accurately. Single serve cookies are not very forgiving, so you can’t “measure with your heart” so-to-speak. Make sure you’re not using the whole egg, you don’t use extra vanilla, butter, or flour, etc. Follow the recipe EXACTLY.
• Add the criss-cross pattern. The criss-cross pattern on these single serve peanut butter cookies is not just for appearances. It helps flatten them enough to bake evenly.

How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies for 2 Step by Step

• Combine wet ingredients. Combine 1 tablespoon room temperature unsalted butter, 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, and 4 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl. Add 1 large egg yolk and 1/2 vanilla extract and mix well.

• Add in dry ingredients. Add 3 tablespoons flour, and an 1/8 teaspoon each salt & baking soda and use a rubber spatula to fold everything together until smooth and no streaks of flour remain.

• Form dough balls and roll in sugar. Use a 1.5-ounce cookie scoop to scoop out two large portions. Knead together with your hands until each portion is smooth with no cracks. Roll the cookie dough balls in some granulated sugar.

• Press with fork. Place on a parchment lined prepared baking sheet two inches apart. Gently press down with the back of a fork and then press again from the opposite direction, to form a criss-cross pattern on top.

• Bake. Bake in a 350F preheated oven for 11 minutes or until the cookies have puffed up and are set on the edges but are still slightly gooey in the middle.
• Cool and enjoy. Allow to cool completely before eating! Enjoy!

Make Them In The Air Fryer Instead

These single serve peanut butter cookies can also be made in the air fryer. Just follow the directions as usual, using the exact ingredient amounts. The only change is to cut the bake time in half. (NOTE: all air fryers run differently. Adjust accordingly.)

Proper Storage

Since this recipe makes just two cookies, it’s unlikely there will be leftovers – even if you’re the only one eating them! That said, they can be stored on the counter in an airtight container (or a Ziploc bag) for 1-2 days.

More Cookie Recipes

• Easy Sugar Cookies
• DoubleTree Cookies
• No Bake Cookies
• Flourless Chocolate Cookies
• Snickerdoodle Cookies

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