Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Who knew a peanut butter cookie with not sugar, butter, or eggs could be so irresistible?  I love this recipe and when I'm over indulging in these yummy cookies I like to think of them as more of a "protien bar" or circle for that matter :)

I found this recipe at 101cookbooks.com.  I love this site, it is an online healthy recipe journal.  It would be worth your time to checkout. I made one small tweek to the recipe.  The recipe is as follows:

Peanut Butter Cookies

2 cups whole wheat flour (I grind mine fresh to maximize nutrients)

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

1 cup organic natural peanut butter (you can use chunky peanut butter if you prefer- a peanut butter that doesn't separate with the oil on top will work best for these cookies)

1 cup maple syrup

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. in a separate larger bowl combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, olive oil, and vanilla. Stir until combined. Pour the flour mixture over the peanut butter mixture and stir until barely combined - still a bit dusty looking. Let sit for five minutes, give one more quick stir, just a stroke or two. Now drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Press down on each one gently with the back of a fork. It's a loose batter, so if you're set on doing criss-crosses, go ahead and chill the batter for an hour or so before this step. Bake for 10, maybe 11 minutes - but don't over bake or they will be dry. Let cool five minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.

Make 2 - 3 dozen cookies.