Recipe: Four ingredient, flourless peanut butter cookies

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Culinarian Lauren Lane brings the FOX4 Morning Crew a quick, easy and yummy cookie recipe that will save you time!

This peanut butter cookie recipe only has four ingredients (and one optional one) and doesn’t use flour!

Ingredients

• 1 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter (I used natural)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or, vanilla bean paste
• Flaky sea salt (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Combine all ingredients and stir well.
3. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mixture about 1 inch apart onto baking sheets.
4. Use a fork to press each ball twice, in a criss-cross shape.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
6. Optional: Sprinkle with a little salt right after they come out of the oven

Notes from Lauren

• Use a meat mallet or potato masher to flatten the ball for interesting patternes.
• Store in an airtight container, at room temperature for up to 1 week.
• Cookie dough balls can be kept in the fridge for up to 5 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. Bake straight from frozen but add a couple of minutes to the bake time

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