If you are a fan of peanut butter cookies, I can't imagine you haven't made the oh-so-simple three ingredient version that not only has every Great Grandmother (in the US at least), but pretty much, almost every 8 year old has made as well. (1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar and 1 egg... make into balls, flatten and bake at 350 for about 9 minutes.) I'm not a fan of peanut butter, but my family is so I made them... but like every other recipe I ever make, I always tweak, embellish, change it a bit. Whenever I made that simplistic version I always added some vanilla at the very least, and usually used half white, half brown sugar.
This recipe is similar - very basic, but with a few more additions than just the 3. The thing is, this is a regular peanut butter cookie recipe without flour or grains... but I went a step further and used natural sweeteners that make it sugar free as well. The only sugar in this cookie (if you make it with natural sweeteners) is whatever sugar grams are in your favorite peanut butter.
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
1 c peanut butter
1/2 c brown sugar (or brown sugar substitute sweetener)
1/2 c granulated sugar (or granulated sugar substitute)
5-10 drops liquid sweetener IF you are using Xyliol or other natural sweetener in place of sugar & like them sweet
1 egg
1 t baking soda
1 t vanilla
Mix in a bowl until smooth. Chill dough for easier handling and less spreading. Form balls of your favorite size cookie and bake on parchment at 350 for about 10-12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets at least 3 minutes before moving to racks to cool complete. These can be more crumbly in texture than the sort with flour (especially in the summer when the humidity is high), but after they are cool I put 3 cookies each in individual baggies and keep them in the refrigerator or freezing for easy "grab and go".
