Description
These 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies offer a quick and simple way to satisfy your sweet tooth with minimal ingredients. Soft and chewy, these cookies combine creamy or chunky peanut butter, sugar, and an egg for a delicious treat that’s ready in just 15 minutes. Perfect for anyone looking for an easy homemade cookie with pantry staples.
Ingredients
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Cookie 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 perfect temperature for baking your cookies evenly.
- Mix Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the egg, peanut butter, and white sugar. Use a wooden spoon to mix everything thoroughly until you achieve a consistent dough.
- Form Dough Balls: Scoop small golf-ball sized portions of the dough and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing them evenly to allow room for baking.
- Shape Cookies: Gently press down on each ball with a fork to flatten slightly. Create cross hatch patterns by pressing the fork down twice in perpendicular directions on each cookie dough ball.
- Bake Cookies: Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges start to firm up but the center remains soft.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool completely on the cookie sheet. Once cooled, enjoy your soft and chewy peanut butter cookies!
Notes
- These cookies are incredibly soft and chewy, making them a delightful treat despite their simplicity.
- The choice of creamy or chunky peanut butter allows for different textures—chunky adds crunch while creamy provides smoothness.
- Make sure not to overbake to keep the center soft.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (approx. 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
