Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe – Only 5 Ingredients

I have been trying to create an easy peanut butter cookie recipe for a few days now. Several of them turned out to taste like old, rotten, Play-Doh. Finally, we have a winner. These peanut butter cookies taste delicious, and only take a short time to make. This post contains affiliate links, all opinions are my own.

When I worked with LTD Commodities, one of the items that I got was a baking mat. It’s cool, but I am pretty sure it tacks on a few extra baking minutes, and it causes funny waves in the cookies. I kind of like the way it looks – makes the cookies interesting.

Another fun item that I recently received is the Cricut Explore. I will be posting my full review shortly, but in this picture you can see the cookie holder I was able to make using the Cricut. With cardstock, freezer paper, and sticker paper, I was able to use the Cricut Explore™ to create the DIY cookie holder. That was another reason I had to bake cookies – to fill the cookie holder. 😉

Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

Makes 12 cookies

• 1/2 cup peanut butter – I used Jif Reduced Fat
• 1/4 cup sugar – I might exclude this next time – the cookies are pretty sweet
• 1 package instant pudding mix – I used French Vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla – I used Madagascar Vanilla Bean paste
• Optional add-ins: chocolate chips, crushed peanuts, etc.

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. Mix all ingredients using a mixer
3. Mix in any optional add-ins by hand
4. Roll dough into 1″ balls and place onto an ungreased cookie sheet
5. Flatten gently using the tines of a fork
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes (start checking at 15, but mine took closer to 20 minutes)
7. Let cool completely before removing from pan

You know, sometimes you just need a peanut butter cookie. This easy peanut butter cookie recipe is the ticket for those times.

Do you like peanut butter cookies? Do you have a favorite easy peanut butter cookie recipe?