Elaine's Peanut Butter Cookies

Elaine's Peanut Butter Cookies

157 Reviews
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 12 min
  • Ready In: 45 min

“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.” - by Janet Kay

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 3 dozen

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

Amount Per Serving (36 total)

  • Calories
  • 135 cal
  • 7%
  • Fat
  • 8.6 g
  • 13%
  • Carbs
  • 12.6 g
  • 4%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (157)

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SUNNYQUEEN03
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SUNNYQUEEN03

"These cookies are awsome! i did make some minor changes though, i used 3 eggs, substituted milk for the water, and added 1 1/2 cup of peanut butter. They were not to cake-like and not to crumbly! pe..." See morerfect in between!"

PAMPEREDMOMMA
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PAMPEREDMOMMA

"This was the BEST peanut butter cookie recipe I have ever made! My husband and kids loved it and so did my company! :) It was VERY easy, and quick to make. I did add more peanut butter to my recip..." See moree though, I think I put in 2 cups instead of the 1 cup it calls for. This made a more peanut-buttery taste to the cookies. Try this one, it is easy and the cookies FLY off your cookie rack the second they are baked! :)"

LUZCIOUS
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LUZCIOUS

"This recipe was so quick and easy. I made them as bars. I crisscrossed them with a fork and then baked them form about 18 minutes in a 9X13 metal pan. Then, when I took them out of the oven, I loos..." See moreened the edges and turned them upside down onto a cookie sheet and cut them with a pizza cutter. Yum! I used almost a whole jar of pnut butter, too! Thanks for a great recipe, Janet!"

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