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Maple Peanut Butter Cookies

Maple Peanut Butter Cookies spell bliss.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 48 Cookies
Calories 71kcal
Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanut butter creamy but you can use crunchy
  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1 egg replacer chia meal/flour, flax meal or mixed according to directions on your box
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup walnuts chopped, to mix with one third of the batter, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F.
  • Put a silpat pad (silicone pad) on a cookie sheet or parchment paper.
    Put a silpat pad (silicone pad) on a cookie sheet or parchment paper
  • Mix the egg replacer and water together and set aside.
    Mix the egg replacer and water together and set aside
  • In a large bowl add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix together.
    In a large bowl add the flour, baking soda and salt
  • Mix the peanut butter and syrup until well blended.
    Mix the peanut butter and syrup until well blended
  • Stir in the egg replacer mixture and vanilla.
    Stir in the egg replacer mixture and vanilla
  • Stir the peanut butter mixture into the flour mixture. Blend well.
    Stir the peanut butter mixture into the flour mixture
  • Roll into about 48 balls and then place some on a cookie sheet about 2" apart.
    Roll into about 48 balls and then place some on a cookie sheet
  • Flatten each ball slightly with the back of a fork to give the traditional peanut butter cookie cross hatch design.
    Flatten each ball slightly with the back of a fork
  • You will need to dip the fork in water every once in a while to keep it from sticking.
  • Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes
  • On your last ⅓ of the dough you could mix in the walnuts before rolling if you want some with nuts.
    On your last ⅓ of the dough you could mix in the walnuts before rolling if you want some with nuts

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Notes

They keep a couple of weeks in the refrigerator or you could freeze them in a freezer bag or a freezer container for a long period.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Cookies | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 70mg | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.3mg