A few weeks ago, I posted a flourless cookies recipe. This is one of my favorite recipes and I make the cookies almost every week. I use Skippy peanut butter and the cookie dough is a bit on the greasy side but the cookies turn out really good. I’ve been experimenting with this recipe to give it a bit more “substance.” Tonight, I tried adding 1 cup of oatmeal to the cookie dough. The dough was slightly on the drier side so I added 1 egg white. You could try adding an entire egg but my husband doesn’t want to have too much egg yolk in his diet so I used only the egg white. This new recipe, peanut butter oatmeal cookies, turned out very good so I’m posting the recipe again with the added variation.
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs + 1 egg white
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup oatmeal
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease cookie sheets or line (ungreased) with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, blend the brown sugar and peanut butter.
- Add the eggs and mix to blend.
- Spoon in baking soda and vanilla and mix about 1 minute.
- Pour in chocolate chips and blend by hand.
- Drop cookies 1 heaping teaspoonful at a time on cookie sheets, leaving 1 1/2? between them to allow for spreading.
- Bake 8-11 minutes.
Last week, my husband and I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise trip to Japan and Korea. We found some gluten-free rice crackers at the cruise gift shop. The brand name is Feng Shui and these rice crackers come in different variety — Nori seaweed, Maki rolls, and Wasabi rice crackers. Without hesitation, we bought [...]
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I tried this recipe for the first time last night. The cake turned out pretty good although the process of making it was a bit tricky. I haven’t quite mastered the art of using xanthan gum yet. I can’t figure out whether it’s the brand I’m using (Bob’s Red Mill) or what, but every time [...]
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I’ve been living in Shanghai, China for the past seven years. My husband who’s allergic to wheat (among many other things) has been living here for almost three years. This article is about being, eating, and living gluten-free in China. It’s NOT easy because China is not a gluten-free friendly place to live. There are [...]
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Updated (4/19/08): You can also try a variation of this cookies recipe here. This recipe is taken from The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods. This is one of my favorite cookies recipes. It’s surprising that the cookies turn out really well despite not having any flour substance. Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup peanut [...]
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There are many different formulas for gluten-free mix and not one of them is “all-purpose.” Some people have different allergies in addition to gluten (like corn and potato) and other people (like me) have difficulty finding special flours that aren’t sold wherever they live. I picked up this copy of Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods [...]
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This peanut butter cookies recipe is taken from 125 Best Gluten-Free Recipes. Ingredients: 1 cup soy flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp xanthan gum 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Directions: [...]
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