Peanut Butter Cookies

These simple peanut butter cookies use only a few ingredients and are a good beginner baking recipe for kids who are ready to practice mixing and shaping dough.

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat the peanut butter and sugar together.
4. Add the egg and baking soda.
5. Mix until a dough forms.
6. Roll teaspoons of dough into balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
7. Press a criss-cross pattern into the top of each cookie with a fork.
8. Bake about 10 minutes, or until set.
9. Allow cookies to cool before serving.