5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

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In all respects, this is one of my favorite cookie recipes. It’s one of the first I learned, and continually go to in a pinch. The ingredients are simple. It’s gluten-free without requiring any special ingredients. And it just tastes delicious. What more could you want? There’s something so satisfying about a peanut butter cookie that it could please anyone. If you’re a budding chef, consider remembering this recipe because you never know when you’ll be in a pinch without a recipe book and need to whip up something delicious.

5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients(Makes 16 cookies):

• 1 cup peanut butter(a salted one)
• 3/4 cup cane sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir until it all has come together.

Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper. Tear chunks of dough off from the bowl and roll in between your hands to make dough balls about 1 1/2 inches thick.

Put the balls about 2 inches apart on the lined baking sheet. Dip a fork in water and press down twice on each dough ball in a perpendicular fashion to make a crisscross pattern. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges firm up and the center is beginning to set. Let the cookies cool completely before trying to lift them from the tray.

These cookies are soft and taste freshly-baked on the first day; there’s no doubt they beat anything bought from a store. The flavor is undeniably peanut butter without being sickingly sweet. If you need a last-minute recipe for a party, this is the perfect thing to whip up!