Gluten-Free PB Cookies
Posted by Celine on April 27, 2008
if you haven’t made these yet, you’re missing out. it doesn’t matter if you have to eat gluten-free foods or not, the fact is that they are deliciously chewy, almost fudgy, and most importantly? they hit the spot.
proud owners of My Sweet Vegan, the recipe’s in the book under a different name: Peanut-Plus Cookies.
remaining faithful to my habit of making a normal-sized recipe into a far smaller one, I decided to make only 6 of these cookies, basically quartering the recipe.
a few tips for other fans of small-batches-of-stuff-for-the-win:
- I used Turbinado sugar. not so important, but I’ve already seen it make a difference in some recipes.
- grind the lentils in your coffee grinder. it only takes a minute or so for them to be reduced to a very fine powder.
- considering the tiny amount of potato flakes/milk prep, you don’t want to go for the full minute of nuking, but for 20 seconds tops.
all microwaves are created unequal, so be safe and check after 10 seconds.
fyi, I used unsweetened almond milk, and it worked really well. the potato flakes I use are Barbara’s Instant Mashed Potato flakes.
- I stayed true to my affair and used the TO again. 10 minutes is what I set the timer for.
go make cookies! because you’re worth it.
April 27, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Those look really good. I can almost taste them, all yummy with a glass of cold milk. Mmm!
April 27, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Ahh, those look fabulous!
April 27, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I made these not long ago and they were awesome! I’ve never enjoyed lentils so much, and of course you can’t go wrong when peanut butter is involved.
April 27, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I’m making these right now! :) I had a bag of red lentils that I was going to make into a lentil loaf this week but when you posted this I headed straight for the kitchen. ha. They’re in the oven and smell delicious.
April 27, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Thanks for the suggestions!
April 27, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Yes, I’ve had this recipe bookmarked! I usually use turbinado sugar too. Do you think it makes a better difference or worse?-
April 27, 2008 at 11:45 pm
These look great–and I love your tips. I’ve been trying to reduce recipes, too, ever since you mentioned that’s what you do–fewer results to eat!
April 28, 2008 at 7:30 am
What wonderful cookies! I don’t mind if they are gluten free or not they look delicious so..I copy the recipe and I thank you from the bottom of my heart! and my stomach :-P
Silvia
April 28, 2008 at 9:03 am
I think I used light brown sugar before, atxvegn, and it might have yielded fudgier results, but I’m not sure. it’s been so long! I like the way they came out with Turb, though, and considering it’s a touch healthier…I’ll stick with that one.
did you like them, Hils?
thank you for the comments, everyone! see, if you lived closer we’d all be able to make bigger batches of goodies because we’d all get to share with each other. we need to build VegTown, stat.
April 28, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I don’t get it…These sound incredible and all, but how come yours look 10 times better than the original ones? They look like a totally different cookie (and recipe). Although based on another recipe, they’re still modified to your liking. You really should enter these into Peanut Butter Exhibition #1 - Cookies! You’ve got 3 hours left to enter!!!
- The Peanut Butter Boy
April 28, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Yay, I’m so happy that you liked them! They look perfect, by the way. :)
April 28, 2008 at 4:47 pm
they were the very first recipe I tried out of your book, Hannah, when I received it. such a clever recipe!
oh no, Nick, I didn’t make changes to the recipe except for the size of it! Hannah should enter the contest, not I.
April 28, 2008 at 5:46 pm
ok, i am letting you join my cookie-addict club. it’s a secret (translation: imaginary) club, and as a member, you can eat lots of cookies. so there.
April 28, 2008 at 5:51 pm
yay! I’m in the club! as long as the cookies aren’t imaginary, I’m down with that.
April 29, 2008 at 1:19 am
I have missed your food porn and then I remembered you have a blog. With cookies.
April 29, 2008 at 5:43 am
Mmmmmm peanut butter cookies (you already know of my sad sad addiction to peanut butter, your ice cream is still going strong in this house!).
In regards to your other post, I have the same overloaded google reader and generally wake up to more than 100 posts to read! I do lots of reading and not so much commenting anymore (but I’m still here reading every day!)
April 29, 2008 at 10:17 am
yay, pandacookie! good to see you here.
I need to make me some of that ice cream, Amy. I’m still hooked on the chocolate/PB once that unfortunately uses either silken ‘fu or soy yogurt, but I’m sure if you find rice yogurt, it’d be a blast to have it like that.
anyway, I ramble.
re: commenting. I’m finally getting back into doing that, there was a long period of time where I just didn’t have the courage. too busy + sometimes lazy! your reasons are far more understandable.
April 29, 2008 at 4:23 pm
oh yum…i need to just suck it up and buy that book. good to hear that the recipe halves well, since making a full recipe of anything sweet here is just asking for trouble.
April 30, 2008 at 11:40 am
Très original!
April 30, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Oh my gosh! Those cookies look amazing!
April 30, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Those cookies look so very delicious. Lentils are such an unusual addition - I really want to try these!
May 4, 2008 at 9:05 am
Wow these look delicious, I love PB!! Yum.