Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

I decided to make some peanut butter cookies with my vegan chocolate chip cookies. Why? Because the recipe was so simple! All I was missing was maple syrup (we don't do pancakes or waffles in our house). Since I had to go out and get vegan chocolate chips (not that great by the way) I figured pick this up and it would be cheaper than buying a batch of peanut butter cookies. 

Ingredients, so simple! Sugar I added to top the cookies.

Wet and Dry

As stated earlier, I do not like to use the mixer if I can help it. But mixing straight peanut butter is exercise!

Done after a short 10 minutes in the oven! I added chocolate chips as well. And I sprinkled sugar and cinnomon on top (that's what's melted on the foil)

These cookies got a "meh" from the crowd. Straight from the oven, they're delicious. But after sitting around for a bit, they get a bit chalky. I might try a second batch with some soy milk like the chocloate chips cookies? 

Recipe from 101cookbooks.com

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour, spelt flour, or unbleached all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 cup organic, chunky natural peanut butter
1 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Place racks in the top third.

In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. in a separate larger bowl combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, olive oil, and vanilla. Stir until combined. Pour the flour mixture over the peanut butter mixture and stir until barely combined - still a bit dusty looking. Let sit for five minutes, give one more quick stir, just a stroke or two. Now drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Press down on each one gently with the back of a fork. It's a loose batter, so if you're set on doing criss-crosses, go ahead and chill the batter for an hour or so before this step. Bake for 10, maybe 11 minutes - but don't over bake or they will be dry. Let cool five minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.

Make 2 - 3 dozen cookies.