Elaine’s Peanut Butter Cookies

This is a quick recipe for cookies when you are in a crunch for time and need to have something for the dessert platter now! These are very soft and taste great. I have yet to have anyone toss these cookies back on my platter.

Original recipe makes 3 dozen

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    12 mins

  • READY IN

    45 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Pour the cake mix into a large bowl. Make a well in the center, and add peanut butter, oil, eggs, and water. Mix until well blended. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly using a fork dipped in water.
  3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cookies set on cookie sheet for 2 to 3 minutes before carefully removing from the cookie sheet to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition

Calories: 135 kcal
Carbohydrates: 12.6 g
Cholesterol: 12 mg
Fat: 8.6 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 2.8 g
Sodium: 131 mg