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Simple Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Here is a treat you will love and can give yourself while being on a gluten-free diet. Because, this recipe contains no flour, the true taste of the peanut butter comes through with a strong nutty taste. These flourless cookies are amazingly simple and so yummy you will never know they are gluten-free.
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Cook Time
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ready in: 15 min
Yields: 20 Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural peanut butter, smooth or crunchy
- 1 cup sugar, white or brown
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, (optional)
- coarse sea salt, sprinkle (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix the peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract until well combined and batter is blended evenly.
- Use a tablespoon to portion batter onto a greased baking sheet about 1 inch apart.Flatten the mounds with the tines of a fork, making a crosshatch pattern on the cookies. Sprinkle coarse salt on top of the cookies.
Variation Ideas
- 1/3 chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of oatmeal
- substitute sugar with honey
Nutritional Facts for Peanut Butter Cookies
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 100 |
| Calories from Fat | 54 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Fat 6 g | 9% |
| Saturated fat 1 g | 5% |
| Carbohydrates 11 g | 4% |
| Sugar 9 g | |
| Protein 3 g | 6% |
| Cholesterol 8 mg | 3% |
| Sodium 105 mg | 4% |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
