4-ingredient, simple peanut butter cookies recipe.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Bake Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg (if you don't eat eggs try egg replacer)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Stir together peanut butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until combined; shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets, and flatten gently with tines of a fork. Bake at 325° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Variations:
Peanut Butter-and-Chocolate Cookies: Divide peanut butter cookie dough in half. Stir 2 melted semisweet chocolate baking squares into half of dough. Shape doughs into 30 (1-inch) half peanut butter, half chocolate-peanut butter balls. Flatten gently with a spoon.