Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

How could you possibly make cookies from peanut butter, egg, sugar, and vanilla extract alone?! It seemed suspiciously too easy, but I had to try it out! With so many friends and family members on gluten-free and dairy-free diets, I figured if the recipe did work, I could make a lot of people happy.

Unlike other fussier cookie recipes, all the ingredients are dumped and mixed together, and due to the high fat content in the peanut butter, the dough balls can be shaped in a hot second without sticking to your fingers (or a spring-form scooper). As promised, the cookies bake up in 15 minutes tops. Allow them to cool before attempting to eat, or else you may end up eating a bunch of crumbs. 

I sprinkled a few with flake salt and topped a few others with peanut butter cups . . . and people didn't hate it. I used all-natural, no-stir, no-sugar peanut butter, because I love the gritty texture, but any PB will work with this recipe. Next time, I plan to try it out with crunchy peanut butter and chocolate chips.

INGREDIENTS :

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract

DIRECTIONS :

1. Stìr together 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 large egg, and 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract ìn a large bowl untìl combìned; shape dough ìnto 1-ìnch balls.
2. Place balls 1 ìnch apart on ungreased bakìng sheets, and flatten gently wìth tìnes of a fork.
3. Bake at 325°F for 15 mìnutes or untìl golden brown. Remove to wìre racks to cool
4. ..........

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