Did you ever get the craving for something sweet to snack on that was easy to make with only a few ingredients? This one is for you! I love cookies and coffee as a quick mid-morning snack when I’m at work. Just one or two cookies will tide me over until lunchtime. You can change it up by adding shredded coconut, raisins, or chocolate chips.

1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Mix together the peanut butter(s), sugar, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda until well combined. Add in the vanilla extract, egg and flour, and beat until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips, cover the bowl, and chill the dough in the refrigerator for an hour.

Heat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone sheet.

Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Form the dough into small balls about the size of a walnut, then shape into an oval. Gently pinch the middle of the oval together so that it has a rough peanut shape. Use a fork to make the crisscross marks gently on the cookies. If the dough sticks to the fork, dip the tines in cold water first.

Place on prepared baking sheet about two inches apart, and bake for 10-12 minutes. If you like softer cookies, take them out at about 10 minutes. If you want to put frosting in the middle to sandwich them, leave them in closer to 12 minutes.

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes before moving to a rack to finish cooling. Store in a covered container.

You can leave out the chocolate chips, or add in other goodies to your liking.