Salted Peanut Butter Cookies Gluten Free
Ingredients
  • 100g unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup good quality peanut butter
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups plain gluten free flour
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup salted peanuts
  • Optional 100g melted milk chocolate to dip
Instructions
Conventional Method
  1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper or prepare a silicone mat.
  2. Beat butter, peanut butter and sugar for about 3 minutes until pale and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl, add egg and vanilla and beat for a further minute.
  3. Add all sifted dry ingredients and beat until just combined.
  4. Add peanuts and roll into small flat rounds. If the mixture gets too sticky refrigerate for 5 minutes and roll smoothly between hands.
  5. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden. Cool on tray.
  6. Once cool dip in melted chocolate as an optional finish.
Thermomix Method
  1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper or prepare a silicone mat.
  2. Mix butter, peanut butter and sugar in Thermomix 30 sec/speed 5. Scrape the sides of the bowl, add egg and vanilla and mix 5 sec/speed 5.
  3. Add all sifted dry ingredients and mix 5 sec/speed 5.
  4. Add chopped peanuts and roll into small flat rounds. If the mixture gets too sticky refrigerate for 5 minutes and roll smoothly between hands.
  5. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden. Cool on tray.
  6. Once cool dip in melted chocolate as an optional finish.
Recipe by Helen Tzouganatos at https://helentzouganatos.com/salted-peanut-butter-cookies-gluten-free/