Easy 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter (regular or reduced fat works, as does creamy or crunchy, do not use other types)
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Cream together peanut butter and sugar.
Beat in remaining ingredients.
Shape into quarter-sized balls. Place on greased cookie sheet and flatten with fork. (They spread.)
Bake 10-11 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool 2 minutes before removing to cooling racks.
Option: stir in 1/2 cup finely crushed unsalted peanuts to dough before baking. Makes 4 dozen.