Recipes to Make with Kids: 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

These simple peanut butter cookies are so soft and delicious! Kids can help with each step in the recipe, but will particularly like cracking the egg and making the criss-cross pattern.

Recipe

Ingredients: 1 egg 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons peanut butter Splash of vanilla (optional)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.

• Stir all ingredients together until well blended.

• Use a small cookie scoop to transfer dough onto cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.

• Use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern to push down and flatten cookies.

• Bake for 12 min. Let cool for 1-2 min before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Criss-Cross Pattern

To take learning a step farther, you can explain to kids why we make the criss-cross pattern on peanut butter cookies. This tradition started in 1932 and is done when the cookie dough is dense and unlikely to spread. The criss-cross pattern flattens the cookie leading to more even baking.

Baking Mat

I got this cute pink baking mat at IKEA years ago, but you can find a similar one on Amazon here.

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Looking for more baking fun? Check out Recipes to Make with Kids on our blog, and sign-up your child for an upcoming baking class near you!