Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

This super easy recipe cuts out the steps of measuring and adding flour/sugar etc because it has a shortcut! That shortcut is using a box cake mix. I've made a few different cake mix cookies and this one is at the top for taste and texture. The cookies come together very quickly, and after baking and cooling they have a great crunch while still being soft on the inside.

I originally got this recipe from my mom many years ago, and I have tweaked it a bit to suit myself.

1 box yellow cake mix

1c peanut butter

1/4c veg oil

2 eggs

2 tbs water

(optional) 1c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients (add choc chips at the end if using). Use a small scoop or two spoons to drop approx 1tbs dough balls onto a nonstick baking sheet 2" apart. Bake approx 15min or until edges are dark golden. Cool on wire rack before storing, cookies will harden a bit.

This makes at least 4 dozen 2" cookies, and they store well in a cookie jar on the counter!