Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 22 Jul 2008 05:56:57p, Becca told us...
>
>> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>>> Becca wrote:
>>>> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My favorite peanut-butter cookie recipe doesn't add any butter. It's
>>>>> crazy easy, and flourless, to boot.
>>>>>
>>>>> peanut butter cookies (from Serene's friend Carey)
>>>>> Preheat oven to 350 F
>>>>>
>>>>> 1 cup peanut butter
>>>>> 1 cup sugar
>>>>> 1 egg.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mix those three ingredients.
>>>>>
>>>>> drop spoonful and flatten with a fork on ungreased cookie sheet.
>>>>>
>>>>> bake ~7-10 minutes. don't wait for them to get brown. they won't, and
>>>>> they will burn if you're not careful.
>>>>>
>>>>> yes. that simple. yes, only three ingredients. but they're REALLY
> good!
>>>> Serene, I love your recipe and I have baked these cookies many times.
>>>> I use Splenda, but it still tastes pretty good.
>>> Oh, that's so good to know. I will try them with Splenda next time I
>>> make them and see if James likes them as much as the regular ones. He's
>>> usually fine with a little sugar, but if the cookies are yummy to him
>>> without the sugar, then even better.
>>>
>>> Serene
>> My husband is gluten intolerant and I try to avoid sugar (sometimes!).
>> Using Splenda works for the two of us. I will dip the fork in Splenda,
>> to make the cross on top of the cookies. lol
>>
>> Thanks again for the recipe. I have served them to house guests and they
>> enjoyed them. I also shared your recipe with the celiac group.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>>
>
> I must give these a try. Still, with the peanut butter there's fat, but
> certainly a lot less than if you used additional fat in the butter.
> Without the flour, I would guess is fairly low in carbs, too?

Peanut butter does have a few carbs, but I choose to ignore that when I
am in a cookie mood.

Becca