About two weeks ago, I had these cookies at a Passover Seder as part of dessert. After scarfing down three, I thought, there is no way these are gluten free. They were so fluffy, and yummy and doughy. I asked our wonderful hostess for the recipe and she shared it with me. It’s from epicurious.com, actually.
It’s a great recipe, and here’s a challenge to all of you bakers. How would you make this wonderful cookie even better?!
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/102200
FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
1 cup super chunky peanut butter (she used Safeway Organic brand – you can bet I’m buying some of that soon! She mentioned she made sure it was stirred quite well.)
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (about 6 ounces)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Mix in chocolate chips. Using moistened hands, form generous 1 tablespoon dough for each cookie into ball. Arrange on 2 ungreased baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
Bake cookies until puffed, golden on bottom and still soft to touch in center, about 12 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to racks; cool completely.
I’ll have to try this variation…a standby for our home has always been: 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Simple, yet so yummy. I’d occasionally top with a chocolate kiss when they came out of the oven.
I like the idea of using brown sugar…and the chocolate chips. Thanks for posting this!
I make this recipe all the time. I think it tastes much better than the granulated sugar version. Sometimes I make it exactly like this (with the chunky PB and mini chocolate chips) and sometimes I use creamy PB and skip the chocolate chips. They are always loved by everyone … GF or not. I also like the fact that the recipe only makes about 2 dozen. Usually that’s the perfect amount for a gift for someone (or a dessert if you are making a meal for someone )or it’s just the right amount for us to have a nice treat at home that will last for about 2 days. I bet you’ll be making these often!
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