Vegan, Gluten/Dairy Free Peanut Butter Cookies

​These cookies might just change your mind about vegan, gluten-free baking.  If you didn't know that they were made without eggs, butter or regular flour, you would never taste the difference.  I fooled my family into thinking they were regular peanut butter cookies and I'm sure you will agree that they're delicious.

Vegan, Gluten and Dairy Free Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup vegan butter substitute (I used Earth Balance)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 cups gluten free all purpose flour (I used Bob's Red Mill)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon xantham gum
organic cane sugar

​Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, butter substitute, vanilla and applesauce in mixer.  Beat until smooth and creamy.

​Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.

​Roll into balls and roll in cane sugar.

​Flatten slightly with fingers.

Bake 9 minutes at 375. Cool on tray 10 minutes.  

​These cookies were really good.  They didn't get crispy like I had hoped but I think if I had added another 2 minutes onto the baking time, they would have been perfect.  Nobody in my family really seemed to mind the fact that they were soft - they dove right in and gobbled them up.

​I had made this batch of gluten-free, vegan cookies for a friend of mine who graciously allowed me to borrow her bike to take to the silver comet trail a few weeks ago.

​I spent 4 days riding the Silver Comet and I rode 150 miles.  It was so much fun - exhausting and exhilarating at the same time.  I took a few pictures with my iPhone while I was on the trail so I thought I would share them will all of you.

There are walkers, bikers, roller bladers, joggers and big wheels on the trail.  It's great to see so many people exercising outside..

Ciao!

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