Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Date Prepared: 01/17/11

Source: Available on-line at Penzey's.com

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Picture taken by B. Stockel

*Recipe:

1 Cup extra crunchy peanut butter
1 Cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Cup dairy-and-wheat free chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, baking soda, and vanilla. Fold in the chocolate chips. Spoon by the tablespoon onto parchment paper-lined cookie cheets and bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes, longer for a crispy cookie.

Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 10-12 minutes
Yield: 26 cookies
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Difficulty: Easy - This recipe is as easy as it can get. Mix and Bake...Almost as easy as the Easy Bake oven.

Accessibility: Limited Specialty - Most of the ingredients needed for this recipe can be purchased at a typical grocery store. However, if the need for gluten and dairy-free ingredients is critical, specially distilled vanilla and dairy-free chocolate chips should be used; these ingredients can likely be found at a natural foods store.

Visual Appeal: These cookies don't spread much and are a good size and shape. They appear to have some "puff" to them and the chocolate and peanuts give the cookie some texture. When baked, the cookies are a nice brown color without being burned.

Overall Taste: The sweet and salt are well balanced and the overall flavor of these cookies is enjoyable. I didn't keep coming back just because they were on my counter, they actually tasted good.

Overall Experience: Being a recipe published By Penzey's, there is always a story to relate to this recipe. It was a very simple and quick recipe, which required a small list of ingredients. I enjoyed the experience because of the simplicity and the tastiness of the end result. The recipe was not complex but fulfilled my desire to try something new...and sweet.

Additional Notes: In my opinion, soft cookies are the most enjoyable. Iwas interested to see how these cookies lasted. Sealed in a covered container, these cookies maintained their tenderness for at least 2 days.

*The recipe and instructions for this recipe have been reported to maintain the original instruction and is not an original recipe and belongs to the source indicated. This post has been prepared as a review only and with no intention to take credit for this recipe. This recipe has been reviewed without instruction or influence by the parties or companies mentioned therein.