Almost Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (gluten Free)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy unsalted peanut butter
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons brown rice flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f and place racks in the upper and lower third of the oven.
• 2 in a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until well combined.
• 3 mix dry ingred in a bowl, add to peanut butter mixture.
• 4 chill the dough briefly if you have time. it is easier to shape than other doughs if not chilled, but i prefer to work with chilled dough.
• 5 spoon about 1.5 tablespoons of mixture about 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. flatten each cookie slightly.
• 6 score the cookie tops with the tines of a fork in a crosshatch design.
• 7 bake until golden around edges, about 9-10 minutes, rotating the pans after about 4 or 5 minutes.
• 8 let cool on racks.
• 9 i will add chocolate chips or chunks next time.
• 10 these were a bit on the sweet side for me, but you might like them as is, or use 1-2 t less sugar.