Description
These 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are a quick and simple treat requiring just peanut butter, sugar, and an egg. They bake into perfectly soft and chewy cookies with a classic peanut butter flavor, making them an ideal easy dessert or snack without the need for complicated ingredients or steps.
Ingredients
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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 to ensure it reaches the perfect temperature for baking the cookies.
- Mix ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the egg, peanut butter, and white sugar using a wooden spoon until the mixture is well blended into a smooth dough.
- Form dough balls: Scoop small golf-ball sized portions of dough and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing them evenly.
- Shape cookies: Gently press down each dough ball and use a fork to create cross hatch marks on top of each cookie for that classic peanut butter cookie appearance.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated 350°F oven for 8-10 minutes until the edges are set but the centers remain soft.
- Cool and serve: Allow the cookies to cool fully on the baking sheet before removing. Enjoy your super easy three ingredient peanut butter cookies!
Notes
- These Super Easy Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies yield an impressively soft and chewy texture despite the minimal ingredients.
- Using either creamy or chunky peanut butter works well, adjust texture preference accordingly.
- Do not grease the cookie sheet, as the peanut butter provides enough fat to prevent sticking.
- Pressing the fork marks gently avoids flattening the cookies too much and maintains their softness.
- For a variation, try substituting white sugar with brown sugar for a richer flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (approximately 18 g)
- Calories: 146 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 74 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 12 mg
