Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies with molasses clove variation
Flourless Peanut Butter cookies
1 cup peanut butter - smooth or crunchy
1/2 cup sugar (or less) - originally 1 cup!
1 egg
Combine ingredients, mixing well. Even if a little moist at first, this will stiffen slightly to make a good dough consistency for rolling into balls if you like. Flatten these with a fork moistened with water.
Bake at 375 F for 10-12 minutes, cool slightly on cookie sheet before moving to plate or rack to cool.
Molasses Clove Peanut Butter cookies
This variation on the above cookie substitutes a tablespoon or so of molasses for some of the sugar. Add about 3/4 teaspoon of ground cloves. The peanut butter stands up to these two flavors and so you don’t have to be too shy.
Notes
I have been reducing the sugar in this recipe a little more each time. It seems to be just fine.
Once or twice I tried adding a little flour - say a tablespoon or two, which makes the cookies slightly less rich tasting. For some this is a good thing. I’ve used spelt or oat flour probably.