4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Our easy 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are made with peanut butter, sugar, eggs, and baking powder! You can also add chocolate or nuts.

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 7

Total Time 17

Servings

Calories 161kcal

Author Tonia Larson

Equipment

KitchenAid Hand Mixer

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
Put all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined.
Scoop 2 tablespoon size balls of dough and place them on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Use a fork to make a cross-hatch on each cookie dough ball.
Bake at 350˚F for 6-8 minutes.
Cool for a couple of minutes on the pan, and then cool completely on a wire rack.

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Notes

One: Add-Ins

Stir 1/2 cup of chocolate chips or chopped nuts into the dough.

Two: Toppings

Top baked cookies with Hershey's Kisses or chocolate shavings.

Three: Storage

Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 3-4 weeks.

Four: Make Ahead

Place cookie dough balls on plates or trays and freeze them until solid. Then, transfer to a freezer bag for storage. Allow the dough balls to thaw on a baking sheet at room temperature for 20 minutes before baking.

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