4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
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These 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are so quick and easy to make. They taste so great that they are perfect when you need a quick sweet treat!
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How to Make 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies in an Oven
Aunt Lou here.
When we were getting ready to go on vacation, I knew I wanted to make something sweet for us to have in the truck, and peanut butter cookies sounded perfect. However, life is crazy when getting ready for a trip, so I knew I needed a simple recipe. This 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies recipe just might be the easiest cookies I have ever made. What is even better is everyone’s response. When I told Michael the recipe, he said, “I can’t believe these are THIS good with such a simple recipe!” My kids and I also loved them. I may or may not have needed to make another batch to take on our trip. They are that good!
(If you would like to check out Cris’ original post of this amazing recipe over on our sister site, Goodness Gracious, you can find it here.)
What You Will Need for 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (Oven Recipe)
Ingredients Needed
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
Equipment Needed
- Medium mixing bowl
- Fork or small whisk
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoon
- Stirring spatula
- Parchment paper
- 2 cookie sheets (This makes it so you can go ahead and put the second batch in while the first batch cools.)
- Flipping spatula
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 5 minutes, plus however long it takes for your oven to preheat to 325 degrees Fahrenheit
- Cooking Time: 10 minutes, per batch, rotating your cookie sheet halfway through the baking time, if your oven does not cook evenly
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4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Put 1 large egg in a medium mixing bowl and beat with a fork or small whisk.
- Add 1 cup Sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 cup creamy peanut butter to the egg and stir until completely combined.
- Spray your hands with cooking spray, roll dough into 1 inch balls and place evenly on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Dip a fork into a cup of warm water and press the fork into the dough twice to make a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 10 minutes, turning the cookie sheet halfway through the baking time, if your oven does not cook evenly.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet before removing with a flipping spatula.
- Repeat baking steps for the remainder of your cookie dough.
- After completely cooling, store cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
- Looking for more recipes? Ourย Recipe Finderย can help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks,ย slowย cookers and low carb essentials in ourย Amazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.ย The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All ovens cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldย always be tested first in your own oven and time adjusted as needed.
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