Description
Soft, chewy, flourless cookies made with four simple pantry ingredients, mixed in minutes and baked to golden perfection with rich peanut butter flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Combine peanut butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a bowl until the dough becomes smooth and thick.
- Roll dough into small balls and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Press each dough ball with a fork to make the classic criss-cross pattern.
- Bake at 350°F until the edges are lightly golden.
- Cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- For a chewier cookie, use brown sugar instead of granulated sugar.
- Chill the dough for 10 minutes if using natural peanut butter.
- Add mini chocolate chips or sea salt for variation.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 85
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 1.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 10
