Have guests coming over? Need cookies in a snap? Try these easy peanut butter cookies. This is one of the best go-to recipes- quick, easy, and super delicious! No would believe these are made with just 4 ingredients. The best part? It can be easily tweaked for chocolate lovers too. We point you the recipe with the variation.

How to Make Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter cookies

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Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe Ingredients:

Yields: 30 cookies

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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1. In a large bowl, stir together peanut butter, sugar, large egg, and vanilla extract until combined.
2. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Gently flatten with tines of a fork.
3. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks and allow them to cool.

Try this variation for these quick and easy cookies

Evenly press 1 cup of your desired addition, such as chocolate coated toffee bit, chocolate morsels, or chopped peanuts onto the top of the prepared cookies dough on baking sheets. Bake as directed.

Peanut butter no bake cookies ideas

In a saucepan over medium heat combine 3 cups white sugar, ¾ cup butter, and ¾ cup milk. Let it boil for one minute, and then remove from heat, and stir in ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 ½ cups peanut butter. Mix in 4 1/2 cups quick cooking oats, stirring until the mixture begins to cool. Transfer to a large bowl if it does not fit into the pan well. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let it cool until set.

Really, the only thing better than a delicious batch of peanut butter cookies in the one that’s easy to make. All thanks to this wonderful recipe, you are only 4 ingredients and few minutes away from a warm tray of these tasty treats.

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