Simple peanut butter cookies - Real Recipes from Mums

Simple to make and lower on carbs, theise peanut butter cookies are sweet and fun to make. With a few easy steps and easy clean up there great for a quick after school snack, or a light but filling dessert especially when you don't have much time for anything else.

Ingredients (makes 12 cookies)

1 cup peanutbutter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Method

Preheat oven to 375. ( 350 for softer cookies)
Mix together egg and sugar until thoroughly combined. Then add smooth peanut butter until event mixed (Crunchy works as well)
Use a spoon to make golf ball size portions spread out evenly across a cookie sheet, then use a fork or spatula to flatten. (No need to grease cookie sheet). Cook 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Let cool and serve. (For softer cookies lightly brown)

Notes

For a larger batch just and equal amounts of ingredients. (One part to one part to one part ingredients)

56 Comments

- - mom112023 said
  - 21 Jun 2018
    10:09 pm
Thanks for the recipe. They look good.

- - mom109229 said
  - 29 Jun 2015
    9:58 pm
Thanks for sharing! They look delicious!

- - mom93821 said
  - 24 Apr 2015
    6:49 am
Peanut butter! Yes please! Love them!

- - GeoEllie said
  - 26 Jan 2015
    2:02 am
Perfect lunchbox treat (for a school that allows nuts like ours)

- - mom93821 said
  - 05 Jan 2015
    6:41 am
Thanks for sharing this recipe; looks like a delicious sweet treat!

- - rangamum said
  - 22 Dec 2014
    2:50 pm
yay. ran out of flour and searching for something to make with the kids making these right now
- rangamum replied
  
  22 Dec 2014 , 4:02 pm
  cooking in the oven right now. can’t wait
- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Nov 2014
    11:27 pm
i think that my kids will love this heaps

- - curlytops said
  - 25 Oct 2014
    5:32 pm
Thats it! so simple! I wonder what you could use instead of peanut butter..

- - mom94125 said
  - 14 Oct 2014
    12:52 pm
this looks good! thanks for posting

- - maureen3 said
  - 11 Oct 2014
    8:31 am
The family would love this tasty treat

- - jaymarie12 said
  - 30 Sep 2014
    9:21 pm
yum this looks really tasty!

- - kazh said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    11:52 pm
Amazing recipe. Thanks for sharing.

- - rachkap said
  - 18 Aug 2014
    2:18 am
So simple. I can’t wait to try.

- - mom57598 said
  - 16 Aug 2014
    11:30 am
simple yet extremely effective. delish

- - ginoula5 said
  - 10 Aug 2014
    5:43 pm
great peanut butter cookies, must try this, thanks for sharing

- - mouse said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    8:06 pm
these sound very nice, thanks

- - maureen3 said
  - 08 Jul 2014
    2:30 pm
Simple and easy to make must try it out

- - JohTkool said
  - 02 Jul 2014
    7:04 pm
Yum so easy!

- - mle00 said
  - 30 Jun 2014
    10:54 pm
tThese look incredibly simple, would be great as a last minute cookie treat!

- - sparkle7 said
  - 30 Jun 2014
    9:14 pm
I was only trying to remember this recipe today as it’s been a while since I made it. Thanks