I have to bake gluten free. Surprisingly, these turned out so well, my husband requested them again - and he reluctantly eats my GF food.
Here's the recipe with my edits in parentheses.
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter (instead I used one cup mashed ripe bananas)
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 1/4 cup King Arthur Unbleached All Purpose Flour (I used KAF GF flour. I have also used Pamela's mix, or Bob's Red Mill as long as you use Xantham gum with Bob's).
1/3 cup Hi Maize Natural Fiber (I instead used Trader Joe's Peanut Flour in an equal amount.)
1/3 cup dried milk. whole or non-fat (I used Dari-free vanilla)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
4 1/2 cups total add ins of your choice: raisins, coconut, barley flakes, oat flakes, granola, chocolate chips, dried fruit, nuts etc.
I used:
1 cup mini choc chips
1 cup quinoa flakes
1 cup GF flax cereal
3/4 cup dried cranberries pre-soaked in orange juice
3/4 unsweetened coconut flakes
It was *very* moist. I was worried they would spread, but they were almost like a whoopie pie-cakeiness. I used my blue KAF cookie scoop. Baked 1 test cookie for exactly 18 minutes and it turned out perfectly.
I've made this 4 times now and my whole family loves them. I also like that I can bring something relative healthy and gluten-free to play dates, and they will get devoured.
Thanks!
October 26, 2010 at 11:06am