Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cans (16 ounces each) chocolate fudge frosting, divided; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 cup chunky peanut butter; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; Sugar

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield 3-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

These five-ingredient chocolate peanut butter cookies are oh-so-easy to make. Rich, fudgy and ready in 30 minutes, these treats are perfect for last-minute baking.

Ingredients

2 cans (16 ounces each) chocolate fudge frosting, divided
1 large egg, room temperature
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. Reserve 1 can plus 1/3 cup frosting for topping cookies. In a large bowl, mix egg, peanut butter and remaining frosting until blended. Stir in flour just until moistened.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar.
Bake until set, 7-9 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Spread with reserved frosting.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 143 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 79mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

These tempting fudgy cookies need only five ingredients—what could be easier? The melt-in-your-mouth goodies go over big with kids and make a fantastic pick-me-up for adults. —Elaine Stephens, Carmel, Indiana

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