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3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
These 3-ingredient cookies are ideal for teaching kids how to bake. Featuring simple ingredients, this awesome recipe is pure heaven for peanut butter lovers, young and old!
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
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Total Time
20
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
196
kcal
Author:
Dan from Platter Talk
Ingredients
1
cup
sugar
1
cup
peanut butter
1
egg
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Stir the ingredients together until smooth.
Scoop onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. (Roll into 1" balls with your hands, if you do not have a scoop.)
Press down with the back of a fork and then press again from the opposite direction, to form the criss-cross pattern on top
Bake for 12 minutes and allow to rest on baking sheet, 1 to 2 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
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Notes
To Make Them Crispy
Follow the directions and baking times as we outline above.
To Make Them Soft
Reduce baking time to 9 or 10 minutes.
Press them only lightly with the drinking glass, before marking them with a fork (they will be thicker).
To Make Them Chewy
Press them a little thinner with the drinking glass, before marking them with the fork.
Nutrition
Calories:
196
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
20
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
11
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
13
mg
|
Sodium:
104
mg
|
Potassium:
144
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
18
g
|
Vitamin A:
20
IU
|
Calcium:
11
mg
|
Iron:
0.5
mg