Peanut Butter Carob Chip Cookies

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Subtle peanut butter taste is blended with carob chips in a fluffy, light cookie.

Ease: super quick Type: breakfast, snack, dessert Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Yield: About 16, large cookies

Cook's notes

Beware that most carob chips use hydrogenated oils. Sun Organic has organic, barley malt sweetened, non-hydrogenated carob chips if you cannot find them at the health food stores.

Ingredients

3/4 c peanut butter (no additives or sugar)
1 large egg
1/2 c applesauce
2 1/2 T maple syrup
1/2 c milk, rice milk or soy milk
1 c whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 T baking powder
1/2 c carob chips
1/2 c peanuts (optional)

Steps

• Preheat oven to 350° convection or regular. Have ready two nonstick cookie sheets.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk until smooth, peanut butter, egg, applesauce, maple syrup, milk.
• Combine flour and baking powder with wet ingredients. Add carob chips and optional peanuts.
• Drop about 3 T of batter for each cookie onto cookie sheets. Bake for 10 - 13 minutes until the top is beginning to brown.
• Let cool and then serve, These cookies taste great frozen.

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