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Biscuits

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

These simple peanut butter cookies use just five ingredients from your store cupboard – and there’s no flour, so they’re perfect for those following a gluten-free diet.
Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
Less than 10 minutes
Calories Per Serving
160
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  • 225g
    Crunchy or smooth peanut butter
  • 100g
    Golden caster sugar, plus extra to decorate
  • 1
    Egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp
    Vanilla Bean Paste
  • 1 tsp
    Bicarbonate of soda
  • Pinch
    Salt (optional)

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    Less than 10 minutes

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Beat the peanut butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy – this will take about 4 minutes by hand or 2 minutes if using a stand mixer. Add the beaten egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Add the bicarbonate of soda and salt, if using, and mix again for 30 seconds.
  3. Roll the mixture into 12 balls, each about the size of a walnut, and arrange on the tray, leaving a little space between each one. Dip the tines of a fork into sugar and then into the cookies in a cross-hatch pattern. Bake for about 9 minutes, or until golden and starting to crisp. (They will crisp and firm up further as they cool.)
  4. Leave to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.