Four-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Name: Four-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter; 5 tbsp. granulated sugar; 1 large egg; Handful of mini marshmallows (optional); Handful of chopped semisweet chocolate (optional)

By Christina LanePublished: Jan 27, 2015

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I call these emergency cookies. I can whip these up with almost zero planning or preparation. Depending on what I have in the pantry, they become chocolate peanut butter cookies, with the addition of chocolate chunks. Or, a few marshmallows are pressed in the tops of the cookies. But seriously, they are just as good plain.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
5 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1 large egg
Handful of mini marshmallows (optional)
Handful of chopped semisweet chocolate (optional)

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat the over to 350 degrees F.
2. Step 2Place the peanut butter, sugar, and egg in a medium-size bowl. Stir until well combined. Drop by heaping tablespoons spaced 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Step 3Press mini marshmallows or chocolate chunks into the surface of the cookies, if desired.
4. Step 4Bake for 10 to 11 minutes, or until the edges are slightly browned. Let cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.