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Quick Peanut Butter Cookies

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Submitted by cellina

Quick peanut butter cookies from a yellow cake mix, peanut butter, egg, and water. Four ingredients, no mixer needed, with that classic fork-pressed crosshatch pattern.

YIELD

48 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

15 min

READY

30 min

Cake mix cookies are the best-kept shortcut in baking, and these peanut butter cookies prove why. Four ingredients go into one bowl, you stir them together by hand, and 30 minutes later you’ve got a batch of soft, chewy peanut butter cookies cooling on the counter.

The yellow cake mix does the work of flour, sugar, and leavening all at once. Combined with a full cup of peanut butter, one egg, and a third cup of water, the dough comes together fast and rolls easily into 1-inch balls.

Don’t skip dipping the fork in sugar before pressing the classic crosshatch pattern. It keeps the fork from sticking and gives each cookie a light sugary crunch on top that contrasts with the soft center.

Kitchen Tips

  • Use creamy peanut butter for a smoother dough. Chunky works but makes the balls harder to shape.
  • Pull the cookies at the 9-minute mark if you want them soft and chewy. The full 12 minutes gives crispier edges.
  • Let them sit on the hot sheet for one full minute before transferring. They’re fragile right out of the oven.

Variations

  • Press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie right after baking for a peanut butter blossom twist.
  • Use chocolate cake mix instead of yellow for a chocolate peanut butter combo.
  • Stir in ½ cup of mini chocolate chips for extra richness.

Ingredients

1 1
PACKAGE PACKAGE CAKE MIX, YELLOW
1 237
CUP ML PEANUT BUTTER
79
CUP ML WATER
1 1
LARGE EACH EGG

Directions

Heat oven to 375℉ (190℃).

In large bowl, combine all ingredients; blend well.

Form dough into 1 inch balls; place 2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Flatten each cookie with fork that has been dipped in sugar.

Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 19g (0.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 80 46% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 4%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 98mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 2%
Sugars g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2% Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Low Sodium
 
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