Saturday, December 7, 2013

healthier peanut butter chocolate cookies

A respectable lower-sugar, gluten-free cookie


  • 2 cups almond flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons + 1tsp butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 1 dark chocolate bar
  1. Combine almond flour, salt and baking soda
  2. Mix in butter, honey and vanilla until combined
  3. Roll out dough between 2 pieces of wax or parchment paper to 1/4-inch thick
  4. Using a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out dough
  5. Bake at 350° for 4-6 minutes
  6. Place one teaspoon of peanut butter on top of each cookie as cookies are cooling
  7. Melt chocolate over very low heat or in microwave
  8. Place dollop of chocolate (1/2 tsp?) on top of the peanut butter
  9. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet
  10. Freeze for 30 minutes
  11. Serve
Makes 18 cookes
Based on recipe from 
http://www.elanaspantry.com/paleo-peanut-butter-patties-tagalongs/
For vegan cookies, use shortening instead of butter. For peanut allergies, use sunbutter.

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