Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Dish Name: “Midnight Magic Peanut-Butter Clouds”

Pantry 7:

1. Peanut butter – ½ cup
2. Granulated sugar – ½ cup
3. 1 large egg
4. Vanilla extract – ½ tsp
5. Baking soda – ¼ tsp
6. Salt – 1 pinch
7. Cocoa powder – 1 Tbsp (or 1 extra tsp sugar if you don’t want chocolate)

Time: 5 min prep + 8 min bake = 13 minutes total
Yield: 8–10 bite-size clouds

Instructions:

1. Heat oven (or toaster oven) to 350 °F / 175 °C. Line a small sheet with foil or parchment—no greasing needed.
2. In one mug or cereal bowl, whisk the egg, sugar, vanilla, and pinch of salt until the grainy sugar looks slightly milky (30 seconds).
3. Stir in peanut butter and baking soda until you have a thick, glossy dough.
4. Optional marble: dust the cocoa on top and give just 2 folds so you see streaks.
5. Scoop heaping teaspoonfuls (a coffee spoon works) 2 inches apart; they spread.
6. Bake 8 minutes exactly—edges will bronze, centers still soft.
7. Cool on the tray 5 minutes; they firm into chewy-cloud cookies. Eat warm or room temp.

One bowl, no mixer, no flour, no butter, and they’re gluten-free by accident.