Monday 4 March 2013

4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

 
To me, these are the PERFECT peanut butter cookies.  They are soft and chewy (even after they have cooled) and SUPER easy.  I threw them together in a matter of minutes, and 20 minutes later we were munching on warm home-made cookies!

To be fair, I added chocolate chips - which does knock these up to five ingredients, but they are optional, for you peanut butter purists out there!

The Ingredients:



  1. Mix together 1 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar* and 1 egg.  If you want, add 1/2-3/4 cup chocolate chips.
  2. Roll/drop into walnut sized balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.  I then put them in the freezer for five minutes, because they were really soft, and I didn't want them spreading too much. For the classic peanut butter cookie look, press lightly on top with a fork.
  3.  Bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes.  I like them soft, so I took them out at the first hint of light-brown! Makes about 24 cookies.
That's it - really as simple as 1-2-3 - but so much more tasty!

*NOTE: I was out of brown sugar, so I measured out white sugar and then mixed a heaping teaspoon of molasses into it.  You just have to work it in with the back of a spoon, and eventually you'll get brown sugar!

(Original recipe from Starting out: An Essential Guide to Cooking on Your Own by Julie Van Rosendaal


6 comments:

  1. gluten free, only a few ingredient... Yes a must try. Thanks

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  2. Sounds yummy and simple! I bet my children could help make these. Thanks.

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  3. They are delicious, ladies! Would love to hear how they turn out and if you love them as much as we do!

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  4. These sound wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing this simple recipe that I can let my little girls make on their own!

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