Friday, May 29, 2015

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I used my recipe for Gluten Free 6 Ingredient (Pea)Nut Butter Cookies and modified them to make a treat for a friend's retirement party. Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips were the stars in this gluten free treat! I made a double batch so people could have some to take home!

BASE INGREDIENTS:
1 cup NUT BUTTER - pick the flavor you prefer ... homemade or store bought ... creamy or chunky. In this recipe I used Once Again Nut Butter American Classic Creamy No-Stir Peanut Butter.
1/4 cup SUGAR
1 EGG - I prefer free range/cage free
1/2 cup FLAX SEED
1 TBSP Almond Flavoring
1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips (milk chocolate for sweet or cacoa for bitter)


INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Combine ingredients in a stand up mixer
3. Use your hand to roll cookies into balls of approximately equal size
4. Place balls on un-greased cookie sheet about 2 fingers distance apart
5. Take a fork and lightly press it into top of ball both horizontally and vertically
6. Cook 15 - 20 minutes depending on size of cookies (and heat of your oven...some run hotter than others)
7. When done, let cool so they hold their shape when picked up!