Description
These simple and delicious 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are perfect for a quick treat. Made with just peanut butter, sugar, and an egg, they’re easy to prepare and bake into soft, chewy cookies with a rich peanut flavor. A hassle-free recipe that requires minimal ingredients and yields about 16 tasty cookies.
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Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
- 1 cup white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s at the right temperature for baking the cookies evenly.
- Mix Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the egg, peanut butter, and white sugar. Use a wooden spoon to mix thoroughly until the dough is well blended and uniform in texture.
- Shape Dough: Spoon small balls of dough, about the size of a golf ball, onto an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing them apart to allow for spreading during baking.
- Form Cross Hatches: Gently press down on each dough ball with a fork, creating a criss-cross pattern on top. This not only flattens the cookies but gives them their classic look.
- Bake Cookies: Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes. The cookies should be set but still soft in the center.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool completely on the cookie sheet. This helps them firm up and prevents breaking when handled. Enjoy your easy and delicious peanut butter cookies!
Notes
- You can use either creamy or chunky peanut butter based on your texture preference.
- Do not grease the cookie sheet; the dough won’t stick thanks to the sugar and peanut butter.
- For crunchier cookies, bake for closer to 10 minutes; for softer cookies, take them out at 8 minutes.
- Ensure the cookies cool completely before removing them from the sheet to avoid breaking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
