Preheat oven to 350F
1 box yellow cake mix
1 c peanut butter
1/2 c vegetable oil (or oil off top of peanut butter)
1 egg for chewy, 2 eggs for more “cakey” cookies
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 flour
Mix all ingredients
Drop onto ungreased cookie sheets to make 24 cookies; criss-cross with fork, if desired
Bake 10-12 min
Recipe Tweaks
Add chocolate chips
Add small-diced apples (squeeze juice out of apple w/paper towel before adding)
Mix in a smashed banana or two (cut back oil to 1/4 c)
Replaced peanut butter with almond or cashew butter
Add 1 c oatmeal, but use two eggs