When you look up the printer model and go to the HP website to download the drivers chances are the HP website will make you download HP Easy Start. Download it and run it.
Using it is initially pretty straight forward. Just use the search button to search for the printer’s hostname or IP and select the correct printer. After that it doesn’t matter whether you select bonjour connection but the next step is the most important.
IMPORTANT! Once you see this page DO NOT click Get Software. Instead click the little red circle in the top left corner like you’re going to close the window. If you do not do this HP Easy Start will try and have you download more software from the App Store which requires an Apple ID.
Once you click the red circle with the x in it you should see a popup like this. Click Skip to Software Download to install the drivers. The rest should be pretty straight forward. I just wanted to make sure you all knew how to get around HP’s deceptive UI design.