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4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Bites

No mixer, no measuring cups—just peanut butter, butter, sugar, and flour mixed by hand and baked into chewy cookies in 12 minutes. These taste like they took effort but honestly don't.

Total time
15 min
Servings
12
Calories
168
Protein
3g
4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Bites
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350°F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

  2. Step 2

    Mix butter and sugar in a bowl until combined, then stir in egg until no streaks remain.

  3. Step 3

    Fold in flour and a pinch of salt until the dough just comes together.

  4. Step 4

    Drop spoonfuls onto the sheet pan, flatten slightly with your fingers.

  5. Step 5

    Bake 12 minutes until edges are set but centers still look soft.

  6. Step 6

    Cool on the pan for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Tools you’ll need

  • oven
  • sheet pan
  • parchment paper
  • mixing bowl
  • spoon

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