Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

flourless-peanutbutter_300I made these gluten free cookies for our last hike to Ramona Dam  and they were a big HIT! What is cool is because there are no wheat products or chocolate in them, we shared them with our dogs!  Plus, they are all natural with limited ingredients.  I made a few substitutions which I put in parenthesis.

Let us know if you try them and what you think!

INGREDIENTS

  1. 2 cups creamy peanut butter (I used all Natural)
  2. 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  3. 1 cup granulated sugar (I used coconut sugar) 
  4. 2 large eggs
  5. 2 teaspoons baking soda
  6. 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (I used Himalayan Pink Salt) 

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oven to 350° F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, sugars, eggs, baking soda, and salt until smooth.
  2. Shape the dough into balls (about 1 heaping tablespoon each) and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Using the tines of a fork, flatten each ball, creating a crisscross pattern.
  3. Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until puffed and golden, 10 to 12 minutes (the cookies will deflate as they cool). Let cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe from Real Simple

On February 17, 2016   /   Healthy People Treats