My manager has a gluten allergy and one of my coworkers has celiac disease, so lately I've been trying to find gluten-free baking recipes to make whenever I bring treats to work. I discovered the recipe below a while ago when I was browsing the Martha Stewart website and made the cookies last Monday. The cookie part turned out soft, moist and full of peanut butter flavour, but the semi-sweet chocolate chips were too sweet and overpowered the saltiness of the peanut butter. Next time I might opt for dark chocolate chips instead.
Flourless Peanut-Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg (lightly beaten)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup roasted salted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup creamy peanut butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 large egg (lightly beaten), 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until well combined. Stir in 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1/2 cup roasted salted peanuts.
- With moistened hands, roll dough, about 1 heaping tablespoon at a time, into balls. Place 2 inches apart on two baking sheets. [I dipped two spoons in a bowl of water and used them to scoop tablespoonfuls of batter. It was a lot neater than using my hands!]
- Bake until cookies are golden and puffed, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through. Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
Wow that looks yummy! I'm surprised there's no flour in there either. They look just like normal cookies ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this! My boyfriend and I are hoping to start cutting out a lot of gluten from our diet, so it's great to find some new recipes! Especially desserts.
ReplyDeletewow! you are so nice to cook for your co-workers... i want to work with you!!
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Yay for non-gross gluten free goodies. Nothing's worse than biting into a mouthful of brownie or cookie only to discover you're eating sand, a.k.a. rice flour(okay, MAYBE some thing are worse but...)
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy.
Megs
PS I crave sushi from that place by your work.
You mean we stand you up at the correct restaurant and when you miraculously find a ride to join us at the wrong restaurant, you didn't bring us cookies?! Really disappointing Lisa :P
ReplyDeleteThese look DELISH I can't wait to try these :)
They look really good! I love gluten-free.
ReplyDeleteYour timing is perfect. I'm looking for some gluten-free recipes. Have one for bread?
ReplyDeleteKevin, I don't but Paula (you remember her, don't you?) mentioned a cookbook she has which teaches you how to mix alternative gluten-free flours in the proper ratios for all sorts of baked goods. I'll ask her for the book title next time.
ReplyDeletelooks delicious! Ever since I came back from Asia I've been soo lazy to even microwave anything haha
ReplyDeleteChecked my mail and got your magazine, read your article. congrats on a full blown page! your article was fun to read, it's true though, sometimes I do find myself acting more like my parents even though they can't force me to do anything anymore
yay for a gluten free recipe! im always looking for gluten free recipes bc my bf cut out gluten in his diet. xx
ReplyDeleteOh these look delicious!!!! Definitely going to try them out :)
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Those look so good! I might have to try this since I found that foods filled with gluten cause my acne to flare up. This seems like an easy and yummy gluten free recipe.
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