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Feature: Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cookies – Just 6 Ingredients

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Peanut butter cookies, an American classic, are simpler than ever to make with this easy cake mix cookie recipe.

It’s not unusual anymore to make cookies from a cookie mix. What’s a bit unique about this recipe is that it uses a cake mix to make peanut butter cookies. The mix is one of just 6 ingredients for the recipe – 7 if you count the little bit of granulated sugar needed to press a criss-crossed pattern on the top of the cookies.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 8 minutes
Makes about 5 dozen1 ½-inch cookies

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