Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Packed Brown Sugar

1/4 Cup Butter, Room Temp

1/4 Cup Peanut Butter

1 Large Egg

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

1 Cup 1:1 Gluten Free Flour Blend

1/4 Cup Tapioca Starch

1/4 Teaspoon Baking Power

1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon Salt

Instructions:

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer or a medium sized bowl, cream together brown sugar and butter.
2. Add in peanut butter, egg, and vanilla, and cream together.
3. In a small bowl sift together flour blend, tapioca starch, baking power, baking soda, and salt. Sift dry ingredients together thoroughly.
4. Slowly blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until just combined. 
5. Transfer cookie dough into an airtight sealing container, and chill in fridge overnight.
6. Preheat oven to 375°F.
7. Scoop dough by the tablespoon, into round balls and place 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet. 
8. Place some white sugar in a shallow bowl, and press the tines of a fork into the sugar, and then into the top of each cookie ball, making a cross-hatch pattern and flattening the call slightly.
9. Keep dough chilled until ready to bake.
10. Bake prepared cookies in preheated oven for 8-12 minutes, depending on your oven. Mine takes about 10 minutes.
11. Let baked cookies rest on pan for 2 minutes, before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
12. Store cookies in an airtight container for 3-5 days.

Enjoy!