Monday, November 26, 2012

Vegan Peanut Butter cookies

Gluten Free & Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Gluten Free & Vegan Peanut Butter CookiesPeanut butter cookies have always been my favorite! They were one of the first recipes I had to convert after becoming vegan & learning I had gluten allergies. Dang, I'm glad I did :) It's comfort food, pure & simple.
ingredients:
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup Earth Balance vegan butter (or Spectrum shortening)
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 1/2 cups gf flour blend (I love Bob's Red Mill)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp xanthan
  • -organic cane sugar
instructions:
  • in a small bowl whisk together flour, soda & xanthan and set aside
  • with electric mixer combine all other ingredients and mix until smooth
  • slowly mix in dry ingredients
  • roll dough into balls and roll in cane sugar
  • flatten cookies with palm or use fork to make traditional cross marks
  • bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes
Enjoy!

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