Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 16 oz. Jif brand creamy peanut butter*
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup demerara sugar

Details

Servings 3
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

MAKES 3–4 DOZEN COOKIES

1. Preheat oven to 350° with racks in the upper and lower thirds. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl cream together peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar. Beat in eggs, vanilla, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until thoroughly combined.

2. Place demerara sugar in a small bowl. Form peanut butter mixture into 2-inch balls and roll in demerara sugar, coating completely. Place balls four inches apart on prepared baking trays and flatten with the tines of a fork in a perpendicular cross-hatch pattern, if desired.

Love these simple cookies. I added 1/2 c chocolate chunks to half the batter. (Yum). And next time I would not roll them in the demerara sugar. They are plenty sweet and delicious without the extra sweetness.

I'm with Gregory Lyons: Jif peanut butter in a Saveur recipe? I'm stunned. Its the equivalent of using Hershey's chocolate or Hunt's tomato sauce in a recipe...lets not go there. I'm going to make this recipe with "real" peanut butter and will come back to rate the recipe and post my review.

I'm back after having made these with organic Laura Scudder's peanut butter and can report that although the flavor is wonderful and they absolutely do not taste like a gluten free cookie, that the cookie dough was much too dry (probably because I was using "real" pb instead of Jif. Will definitely make these again and adjust accordingly. I also used about 1/8 cup less of both sugars due to the comments of being too sweet. I didn't feel these were overly sweet at all (only 1/4 cup less sugar shouldn't make a huge difference, but maybe Jif has sugar in it too) and think the demerara sugar adds a nice touch/texture. I cannot change my star rating (made a mistake when posting my first comment), but I would give this recipe 4 or 5 stars.

and they taste great, although I might reduce sugar by 1/4 cup next time. I don't like my sweets too sweet and I do that to most recipes however. I liked the texture of the demerara sugar, so would recommend not omitting that because it adds "interest" to the cookie.

I'd also make smaller sized cookies next time....although that would probably affect the final appearance of the cookie....the uglier the cookie the better in my opinion, and I got that with 2inch scoops but I placed them too close on the pan so.....they squished together. they are 4-5inches in diameter once baked which is a big cookie haha. not a bad thing though

These cookies are perfect just the way they are. I've never received so many compliments and requests for the recipe on a cookie before. One person in my office ate 8 of these cookies because he said they are just that good! The texture is perfect and the raw sugar coating makes for a awesome crunch. This step serves more as a texture thing than adding sweetness. I highly recommend making these cookies as is. Enjoy!!

I've been making these cookies for 20 years..I have used brand name PB and I have used store brand PB, choosing the extra crunchy so I have bits of peanuts in them. I do not use additional sugar to finish....my family and friends rave about them and have always requested the recipe. I'm so sorry some have had less luck with them but I see no reason to be uncivil about it! Choose another recipe.

I made these as directed with the different variations. They are far better for whatever reason if you do not push them down with a fork first. They are a little crumbly and dry when forked, but chewy and perfect when put in the oven as a ball. I did not roll mine in sugar, but rather sifted a little sugar on the top of the ball after it was formed. I thought they were perfect, especially for a gluten free cookie. They are easy and they work. It's nice to have a reliable gluten free cookie recipe for potlucks and parties that doesn't cost a fortune!