Description
Make delicious, classic peanut butter cookies fast with this simple recipe. You only need a few pantry staples for these melt in your mouth treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter, sugar, and egg until fully combined. The dough will be stiff.
- Scoop the dough into small balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each ball.
- Use a fork to press down on each cookie ball, creating a crisscross pattern. This helps them bake evenly.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. The edges should look set, but the centers might still look slightly soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For a chewier cookie, slightly reduce the baking time.
- If you prefer a less sweet cookie, you can substitute half of the granulated sugar with a brown sugar substitute.
- This recipe makes classic crosshatch cookies, which prevents them from spreading too much.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 65
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 13
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 15