Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

It's raining here at our winter home in the desert, and I can't think of a better way to lift spirits and create a little normalcy at home during this global pandemic, than to bake a batch of cookies!  And if you're at home with children, baking cookies is a fun and simple way to homeschool and keep little hands busy while providing a sweet, but not too sweet, treat at snacktime too.

This batch was made with almond flour.

 I made these soft peanut butter cookies by myself today, but when my baby granddaughter is old enough, these simple little cookies, requiring only 4 ingredients, will be the first cookies we'll make together!

Stay safe and well my friends,
Kim

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes 12 small cookies

Ingredients:

1 flax egg (1 Tbsp flaxseed meal plus 3 Tbsp water)
1/2 cup almond flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions:

1. In a small bowl, mix together flax egg, let sit for 5 minutes.
2. In another larger bowl, mix together flour and brown sugar.
3. Add peanut butter, and combine until mixture is crumbly.
4. Add thickened flax egg, and combine.
5. Roll dough into balls, then flatten.  I use my fingers, but if dough is too sticky, a fork works too.
6. Bake on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.  Keep an eye on them, they can burn very quickly.